yīn
traditional

How to write (yīn) in Chinese

(pinyin: yīn, written "yin" or "yin") means because; cause, reason. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • because; cause, reason

Stroke order

Examples

不久,战争开始了,村里年轻人都被叫去打仗,只有他的儿子因为腿伤留了下来。
bù jiǔ, zhàn zhēng kāi shǐ le, cūn lǐ nián qīng rén dōu bèi jiào qù dǎ zhàng, zhǐ yǒu tā de ér zi yīn wèi tuǐ shāng liú le xià lái.
Soon after, war broke out. The young men in the village were called to fight, only his son stayed home because of the leg injury.
在北方,人们喜欢在除夕晚上吃饺子。因为饺子的形状像古代的钱,所以吃饺子代表新的一年会有钱、有福气。
zài běi fāng, rén men xǐ huan zài chú xī wǎn shang chī jiǎo zi. yīn wèi jiǎo zi de xíng zhuàng xiàng gǔ dài de qián, suǒ yǐ chī jiǎo zi dài biǎo xīn de yì nián huì yǒu qián, yǒu fú qi.
In the north, people like to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. Because the shape of dumplings is like ancient money, eating dumplings represents that the new year will bring wealth and good fortune.

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