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原因 cause 不知什么原因，她自杀了。bùzhī shénme yuányīn tā zìshā leFor one reason or another, she committed suicide.造成死亡的直接原因不明.zàochéng sǐwáng de zhíjiē yuányīn bùmíngThe immediate cause of death is unknown.警方开始调查事故的原因。jǐngfāng kāishǐ diàochá shìgù de yuányīnThe police instituted an inquiry into the cause of the accident. 16

Accepted Answer

yuán yīn 原 (yuán) source, origin, beginning因 (yīn) cause, reason囗 (wéi) Begrenzung, Umzäunung大 (dà) big, great, vast, large, high 1858 4

Hanzi	原因
Pinyin	yuán yīn
Dict	cause
Components	*原 (yuán)* source, origin, beginning 因 (yīn) cause, reason** 囗 (wéi) Begrenzung, Umzäunung 大 (dà) big, great, vast, large, high
example Sentences	不知什么原因，她自杀了。 bùzhī shénme yuányīn tā zìshā le For one reason or another, she committed suicide. 造成死亡的直接原因不明. zàochéng sǐwáng de zhíjiē yuányīn bùmíng The immediate cause of death is unknown. 警方开始调查事故的原因。 jǐngfāng kāishǐ diàochá shìgù de yuányīn The police instituted an inquiry into the cause of the accident.
K5-Rank	1858
Strokes	16
HSK	4

Yuányīn Reason De 原因 Yuán Yīn 原 Source