reason; cause; account
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
reason; cause; account
Used to explain why something happened, often preceded by 由于 or followed by 而.
Tā他
chí迟
dào到
shì是
yǒu有
yuán缘
gù故
de的
。
He was late for a reason.
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
de的
yuán缘
gù故
，
bǐ比
sài赛
bèi被
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
。
The match was cancelled due to the weather.
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Bù不
zhī知
shén什
me么
yuán缘
gù故
，
tā他
tū突
rán然
lí离
kāi开
le了
。
For some unknown reason, he suddenly left.