原因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn 搞鬼 gǎo guǐ to make mischief / to play tricks syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 使坏 使壞 shǐ huài to play dirty tricks / to be up to mischief syn 成因 chéng yīn cause / factor / cause of formation 做鬼 zuò guǐ to play tricks / to cheat / to get up to mischief / to become a ghost / to give up the ghost syn 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief syn 远因 遠因 yuǎn yīn indirect cause / remote cause 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 因 yīn cause / reason / because syn 造成 zào chéng to bring about / to create / to cause syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 导致 導致 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about syn 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory) syn 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo to perplex / to disturb / to cause complications syn 骚扰 騷擾 sāo rǎo to disturb / to cause a commotion / to harass syn 死因 sǐ yīn cause of death 使得 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about syn 引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions) syn 致死 zhì sǐ to cause death / to be lethal / to be deadly 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance syn 因果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect syn 缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason / cause syn 轰动 轟動 hōng dòng to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble / to stir up trouble syn 肇事 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance syn 激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up syn 卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly / to give one's all / to slave away / to throw away one's life / to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) syn 根源 gēn yuán origin / root (cause) syn 惹事 rě shì to cause trouble syn 促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost syn 令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc) syn 标本 標本 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble / to create a disturbance syn 无故 無故 wú gù without cause or reason syn 胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 病因 bìng yīn cause of disease / pathogen syn 添乱 添亂 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience syn 来头 來頭 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence syn 起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect) syn 缘由 緣由 yuán yóu reason / cause syn 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance syn 义卖 義賣 yì mài to hold a charity bazaar / to sell goods for a good cause 舒缓 舒緩 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope) syn 致使 zhì shǐ to cause / to result in syn 增进 增進 zēng jìn to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc) syn 闯祸 闖禍 chuǎng huò to cause an accident / to make trouble / to get into trouble syn 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn 诱发 誘發 yòu fā to induce / to cause / to elicit / to trigger syn 滋生 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create syn 成仁 chéng rén to die for a good cause syn 导火线 導火線 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw syn 致癌 zhì ái to cause cancer / carcinogenic 诱因 誘因 yòu yīn cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement 省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free syn 压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) syn 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 来由 來由 lái yóu reason / cause syn 祸根 禍根 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin syn 殉难 殉難 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster syn 逗笑 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing syn 滋事 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute syn 大业 大業 dà yè great cause / great undertaking syn 致病 zhì bìng to cause disease / to be pathogenic syn 病源 bìng yuán cause of disease syn 声援 聲援 shēng yuán to support (a cause) syn 前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development syn 荼毒 tú dú (literary) to cause great suffering syn 原动力 原動力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent 感召 gǎn zhào to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire syn 就义 就義 jiù yì to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr syn 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 死难 死難 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause syn 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 治标 治標 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause 病原 bìng yuán cause of disease / pathogen syn 病根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 弥合 彌合 mí hé to cause a wound to close up and heal syn 误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn 碧血 bì xuè blood shed in a just cause 后患无穷 後患無窮 hòu huàn wú qióng it will cause no end of trouble (idiom) syn 三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb syn 罪魁 zuì kuí criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem syn 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 