HSK 5 · Ideas

因素 yīnsù “element” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 因素 means

  1. element
  2. factor

Measure word 个 gè · 一个因素 yí ge yīnsù

How to say 因素

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale因yīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale素sù4th tone, falling

因素 in a sentence

  1. 他们确认了风险因素。

    Tāmen quèrèn le fēngxiǎn yīnsù.

    They identified the risk factors.

    Sentence #13285174 from Tatoeba

  2. 诚实是他成功最重要的因素。

    Chéngshí shì tā chénggōng zuì zhòngyào de yīnsù.

    Honesty was the most important factor in his success.

    Sentence #337246 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 物价上涨是多方因素造成的。

    Wùjià shàngzhǎng shì duōfāng yīnsù zàochéng de.

    Rising prices are caused by many factors.

    Sentence #345810 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 因素 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 因 (yīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
因yīncause
  • 囗enclosure · wéi
  • 大big · dà
The character 素 (sù) with each of its parts in a different colour
素sùraw silk
  • 龶part of the character
  • 糸silk · mì

How to write 因素

因 6 strokes · 素 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

因素 (yīnsù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 因素 (yīnsù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 因素

Words with 因

因为yīnwèi · because原因yuányīn · cause因此yīncǐ · thus因而yīn'ér · therefore基因jīyīn · gene

Words with 素

素食sùshí · vegetarian food朴素pǔsù · plain元素yuánsù · element素质sùzhì · quality要素yàosù · key element维生素wéishēngsù · vitamin

More words: Ideas & Concepts

形状xíngzhuàng · form性质xìngzhì · nature样式yàngshì · type意义yìyì · sense用途yòngtú · use优势yōushì · superiority原则yuánzé · principle整体zhěngtǐ · whole

FAQs

因素 (yīnsù) means “element” or “factor”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yīnsù: yīn with a 1st tone, then sù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 因素 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one element is 一个因素 (yí ge yīnsù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yinsu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 因素 from the suggestions. Typing yinsu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
因素 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.