# 原因 (yuányīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 原因 (yuányīn) means “reason; cause”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: reason; cause
- Pinyin: yuányīn (yuan2 yin1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 我们还不知道他迟到的原因。
  Wǒmen hái bù zhīdào tā chídào de yuányīn.
  We still don't know the reason why he was late.

## Characters

- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former
- [因](https://hanziro.com/word/yin-cause/) (yīn): cause; reason

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-yin-reason/

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