(yuán yīn) - reason, cause, motive in Mandarin

yuányīn

Traditional: 原因

HSK 4

#457 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

reason, cause, motive

Word origin

A compound of 原 (yuán, 'origin, source') and 因 (yīn, 'cause'), meaning 'reason, cause'. 原 depicts a spring 泉 beneath a cliff 厂; 因 shows a person 大 enclosed within a boundary 囗.

Origin: compound
Root: 原 (yuán, 'origin'; spring under a cliff) + 因 (yīn, 'cause')

Stroke order

原

因

Examples

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Can you tell me the reason?

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There are many reasons for failure.

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I don't know the reason.

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The reason he did not come is that he is ill.

辞cí职zhí。

Please explain the reason for resigning.

原因 (yuán yīn) - reason, cause, motive.

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This word is part of lesson 10.