Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 2 words

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

  1. reason
  2. cause

Measure word: 个

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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.

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