只因

zhǐyīn
conjunction

Meanings

  1. 1 (meme) homophone for 鸡 (chicken), referencing Cai Xukun
  2. 2 (literal) just because, only because

Examples

HSK 3
Zhǐyīn nǐ tài měi.
'Just because you're too pretty' - the meme line referencing Cai Xukun.
HSK 4
Zhǐyīn jiālǐ qióng, tā hěn zǎo jiù qù dǎgōng.
Just because his family was poor, he went out to work very young.

Tips

culture
Meme origin: Cai Xukun's 2018 self-produced song 《只因你太美》 (Just Because You're Too Pretty) contained the line 只因 (zhǐyīn), which sounds like (jī, chicken). This birthed the whole 鸡你太美 / 坤坤 meme ecosystem. Now 只因 in online chat almost always signals a reference to Cai Xukun rather than the literal conjunction.
grammar
In literal usage, 只因 = 只是因为 = 'just because'. It introduces a reason clause: 只因所以… (just because... therefore...).

Stroke Order

zhǐ
yīn