kar·ma
noun/ˈkɑːmə/
/ˈkɑːrmə/
[uncountable]- (in Buddhism and Hinduism) the sum of somebody’s good and bad actions in one of their lives, believed to decide what will happen to them in the next life
羯磨，业（据信为可决定来生的个人善恶行为） - good/bad karma (informal) the good/bad effect of doing a particular thing, being in a particular place, etc.
善报；恶报；因果报应 - Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma.
素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。
- Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma.
Word Originfrom Sanskrit karman ‘action, effect, fate’.