缘故

缘故 yuángù

Reason (cause - sake)

缘故 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體緣故 yuangu

What 缘故 means

Reason (cause - sake)

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Character by character

缘故 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

缘

yuán

Cause (reason - fate - karma - margin - hem - edge - along)

故

gù

Incident (reason - old - deceased - purposely)

Words that share a character with 缘故

How to write 缘故

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缘故 in a sentence

不知什么缘故，他今天没来。

Bù zhī shénme yuángù, tā jīntiān méi lái.

For some reason or other he did not come today.

因为下雨的缘故，人来得很少。

Yīnwèi xià yǔ de yuángù, rén lái de hěn shǎo.

On account of the rain very few people came.

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Questions about 缘故

What does 缘故 mean in English?

缘故 is pronounced yuángù and means Reason (cause - sake).

How do you pronounce 缘故?

缘故 is yuángù in pinyin — written yuangu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 缘故?

缘故 is written with 2 characters: 缘 (yuán) Cause (reason - fate - karma - margin - hem - edge - along), 故 (gù) Incident (reason - old - deceased - purposely). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 缘故 written in traditional Chinese?

緣故. The simplified form 缘故 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 緣故 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yuángù.

Is 缘故 an HSK word?

Yes — 缘故 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

原理 yuánlǐ 原始 yuánshǐ 原先 yuánxiān 圆满 yuánmǎn 源泉 yuánquán 约束 yuēshù 乐谱 yuèpǔ 岳母 yuèmǔ

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