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原因

yuán yīn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. cause
  2. 2. origin
  3. 3. root cause
  4. 4. reason

Example Sentences

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原因 呢？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2367454)
原因 是什麼？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5524638)
是因為什麼 原因 ？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5251749)

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Child Words of 原因

原
yuán

former

因
yīn

cause