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原因
yuán yīn
reason, cause
HSK 4Epic
What does 原因 mean?
原因 (pinyin: yuán yīn) means reason, cause. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 原因
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 原 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 因
The characters of 原因
| 原 | yuán | component character |
| 因 | yīn | component character |
Related HSK 4 words
| 接受 | jiē shòu | accept |
| 干 | gān | do / dry |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | as long as |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news, message |
| 呀 | ya | ah! (particle) |
| 连 | Lián | even |
| 可是 | kě shì | but, however |
| 计划 | jì huà | plan |
Full HSK 4 list · Translate a sentence with 原因
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