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原因 yuán yīn

HSK 4 word

Meanings

• cause
• origin
• root cause
• reason

Characters

• 原 yuán: former
• 因 yīn: cause

Example sentences

原因呢？
And what was the reason?
Tatoeba #2367454 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

是什么原因？
What's causing it?
Tatoeba #9958431 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我明白原因。
I understand why.
Tatoeba #13671092 by LeviHighway (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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