原因 (yuányīn) means Reason (root cause - origin). Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请说明迟到的 原因 。
Qǐng shuōmíng chídào de yuányīn.
Please explain the reason for being late.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 原因
这就是失败的 原因 。
Zhè jiù shì shībài de yuányīn.
This is exactly why it failed.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 原因
这才是真正的 原因 。
Zhè cái shì zhēnzhèng de yuányīn.
This is the real reason.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 真正
这是问题的根本 原因 。
Zhè shì wèntí de gēnběn yuányīn.
This is the fundamental cause of the problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根本
失事 原因 还在调查中。
Shī shì yuányīn hái zài diàochá zhōng.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 失事
他因身体 原因 辞去了职务。
Tā yīn shēntǐ yuányīn cí qù le zhíwù.
He resigned his post for health reasons.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 职务
失败之后应该好好检讨 原因 。
Shībài zhīhòu yīnggāi hǎohāo jiǎntǎo yuányīn.
After a failure one should carefully examine the reasons.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 检讨
由于天气 原因 ,比赛延期了。
Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, bǐsài yán qī le.
The match was postponed because of the weather.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延期
鉴于天气 原因 ,活动改期举行。
Jiànyú tiānqì yuányīn, huódòng gǎiqī jǔxíng.
In view of the weather, the event has been rescheduled.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 鉴于
出了问题先找 原因 ,别急着责怪。
Chū le wèntí xiān zhǎo yuányīn, bié jízhe zéguài.
When something goes wrong, look for the cause first instead of rushing to blame.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 责怪
这件事不是孤立的,背后还有 原因 。
Zhè jiàn shì bú shì gūlì de, bèihòu hái yǒu yuányīn.
This incident is not isolated; there are reasons behind it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 孤立
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Questions about 原因
How is 原因 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 原因 (yuányīn, "Reason (root cause - origin)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 原因 an HSK word?
Yes — 原因 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
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The dictionary page for 原因 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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