归因于

歸因於
guīyīnyú
verb #30,425

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Qìhòu biànhuà bùnéng guīyīnyú dānyī yuányīn.
Climate change can't be attributed to a single cause.
HSK 6
Tā bǎ chénggōng guīyīnyú tuánduì de nǔlì.
He attributed the success to the team's hard work.

Tips

grammar
Always followed by the cause: X 归因于 Y ('attribute X to Y'). Functions as a three-character verb where the final 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 /…. 归因于 is the journalist's, scientist's, and analyst's word for 'attributable to.'

Stroke Order

guī
yīn