原委

yuánwěi

noun #29,705

Meanings

1 the whole story
2 the full details
3 the ins and outs of a matter

Characters

origin, source, reason

end, details, to entrust

Examples

HSK 3

请你把事情的原委说清楚。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shìqing de yuánwěi shuō qīngchu.

Please explain the whole story of what happened clearly.

HSK 7-9

他向警察陈述了事件的原委。

Tā xiàng jǐngchá chénshù le shìjiàn de yuánwěi.

He told the police the full details of the incident.

Tips

memory

原 = origin/beginning, 委 = end/tail. 原委 covers both ends, from the beginning to the end, meaning the complete account of events.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

委 wěi