导致 dǎozhì cause

Traditional: 導致

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 导致 is in band 4. HSK 5 explained

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中导致。

It means to cause. After a big storm, a neighbor points at the water in your street. They explain that the heavy rain caused the flooding, and you nod. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

导致 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

导致 — the Chinese character for cause (dǎozhì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 导致 — cause

导 — 6 strokes
致 — 10 strokes

Characters in 导致

导 dǎo — to transmit; to lead; to guide
致 zhì — (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite; (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 导致 lives

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导致 is pronounced dǎozhì and means “cause”.