因为 (因為) yīnwèi
conjunction
because; owing to; on account of
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Function Words
, Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: This conjunction is often used as a connecting word in the subordinate clause of subordinate complex sentences. It is often used in the pattern 因为…，所以… to express cause and effect (CC-CEDICT '因為; Sun 2006, loc. 2069).
Contained in
- 观晚霞悟知无常 因为夕阳近黄昏 观白云悟知舒卷 因为云出岫无心 观山岳悟知灵奇 因为远眺山无色 观海洋悟知浩瀚 因为海水碧连天(觀晚霞悟知無常 因為夕陽近黃昏 觀白雲悟知舒卷 因為雲出岫無心 觀山岳悟知靈奇 因為遠眺山無色 觀海洋悟知浩瀚 因為海水碧連天) Twilight carries the message of impermanence, for sunset brings us closer to nightfall. Clouds carry the message of perfect ease, for they top the highest peaks unwittingly. Mountain ranges carry the message of spirituality, for from a distance, they look otherwise. The ocean carries the message of vastness, for it joins the sky beyond the horizon.
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- The Mainland Sangha in Taiwan 大陸僧侶在台灣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 50
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- India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 45
- Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Inter-Religion Relations' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「宗教之間」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 44
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