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

请你把事情的原委说清楚。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shìqíng de yuánwěi shuō qīngchǔ.

Please explain the whole story of what happened clearly.

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