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缘故 (yuán gù) – reason

yuán gù

reason

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 緣故1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1reason
  2. 2cause

Simplified & traditional

缘故

Simplified

緣故

Traditional

Example sentences

See 缘故 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你知道为什么吗？是猫的缘故。

    nǐ zhī dào wèi shén me ma ？ shì māo de yuán gù 。

    And you know why? Because of cats.

Related words

故

gù

happening

故事

gù shì

old practice

故意

gù yì

deliberately

故乡

gù xiāng

home

事故

shì gù

accident

边缘

biān yuán

edge

故障

gù zhàng

malfunction

绝缘

jué yuán

to have no contact with

世故

shì gù

the ways of the world

无故

wú gù

without cause or reason

无缘

wú yuán

to have no opportunity

血缘

xuè yuán

bloodline

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