归因于

歸因於

guīyīnyú

verb #30,425

Meanings

1 to attribute to
2 to ascribe to
3 to credit (a cause) with

Characters

to return, ascribe

Examples

他把成功归因于团队的努力。

Tā bǎ chénggōng guīyīnyú tuánduì de nǔlì.

He attributed the success to the team's hard work.

气候变化不能归因于单一原因。

Qìhòu biànhuà bùnéng guīyīnyú dānyī yuányīn.

Climate change can't be attributed to a single cause.

Tips

grammar

Always followed by the cause: 把 X 归因于 Y ('attribute X to Y'). Functions as a 三字格 verb where the final 于 is a literary preposition meaning 'to.' In psychology, 归因 ('attribution') is the standard translation of attribution theory.

register

Formal/written. In conversation people more often say 是因为… or 怪/赖…. 归因于 is the journalist's, scientist's, and analyst's word for 'attributable to.'

Stroke Order

归 guī

因 yīn

于 yú