缘由

緣由

yuányóu

noun #15,228

Meanings

1 reason
2 cause

Characters

fate; cause; along

from; reason; due to

Examples

请告诉我事情的缘由。

Qǐng gàosù wǒ shìqíng de yuányóu.

Please tell me the reason for what happened.

他不愿意说出缘由。

Tā bù yuànyì shuōchū yuányóu.

He was unwilling to reveal the reason.

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缘由 is more literary and formal than 原因 (yuányīn, reason). It often appears in written Chinese or storytelling, while 原因 is the everyday word.

Stroke Order

缘 yuán

由 yóu