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原因

yuányīn
nounHSK 2

“Cause” in Chinese is 原因 (yuányīn).

Meaning

  • cause
  • origin
  • root cause
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  • reason

Example

我明白原因。

I understand why.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Measure words

个
used for reasons
一个原因 (one reason)

Characters

yuánHSK 210 strokes(Japanese surname) HarayīnHSK 26 strokescause

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