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原因

yuányīn

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
Noun

原因 (yuányīn) is a Chinese word meaning “cause”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

他遲到的原因是塞車。

The reason he was late is a traffic jam.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).