Chinese Traditional: 原因
Chinese Simplified: 原因
Pinyin: yuan2 yin1
Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ
English Meaning: reason, cause
Classifier: (ge5)

Example Sentences:

她做這個決定的原因很明顯。
她做这个决定的原因很明显。
ta1 zuo4 zhe4 ge5 jue2 ding4 de5 yuan2 yin1 hen3 ming2 xian3.
The reason for her making this decision is very obvious.
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她不知為了什麼原因拒絕我的幫助。
她不知为了什么原因拒绝我的帮助。
ta1 bu4 zhi1 wei4 le5 shen2 me5 yuan2 yin1 ju4 jue2 wo3 de5 bang1 zhu4.
She rejected my help for reasons unknown to me.
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Related Words:

 

yuán

1. original 2. source, cause 3. raw or unprocessed 4. former 5. to forgive 6. level 7. plain

Here: source, cause

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yīn

1. cause, reason 2. because, due to 3. factor 4. depending on, according to, based on, contingent upon

Here: cause, reason

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