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原因

yuán yīn · yuan yin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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你(nǐ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)知(zhī)道(dào)原(yuán)因(yīn)吗(ma)？

Don't you want to know the reason?

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

飞(fēi)机(jī)晚(wǎn)点(diǎn)的(de)原(yuán)因(yīn)是(shì)天(tiān)气(qì)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

The reason the flight was delayed is that the weather was bad.

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