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Jyutping zyu2 jiu3 jyun4 jan1
Pinyin zhǔ yào yuán yīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. main reason
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他失败的最主要原因是懒惰。
    他失敗的最主要原因是懶惰。
    tā shī bài de zuì zhǔ yào yuán yīn shì lǎn duò 。
    • The primary cause of his failure is laziness.
  2. Mandarin
    诚实是他成功的主要原因。
    誠實是他成功的主要原因。
    chéng shí shì tā chéng gōng de zhǔ yào yuán yīn 。
    • Honesty is the primary reason for his success.
  3. Mandarin
    国家发展和改革委员会的报告说,农村电信基础设施的快速推进是网民人数增长的主要原因。
    國家發展和改革委員會的報告説,農村電信基礎設施的快速推進是網民人數增長的主要原因。
    guó jiā fā zhǎn hé gǎi gé wěi yuán huì de bào gào shuō , nóng cūn diàn xìn jī chǔ shè shī de kuài sù tuī jìn shì wǎng mín rén shù zēng zhǎng de zhǔ yào yuán yīn 。
    • The report from the National Development and Reform Committee says that the advance in rural high-speed telecommunication infrastructure is the main reason for the increase in Internet users.
  4. Mandarin
    结婚是所有离婚的主要原因。
    結婚是所有離婚的主要原因。
    jié hūn shì suǒ yǒu lí hūn de zhǔ yào yuán yīn 。
    • Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.
    • The root cause of any divorce is marriage.
  5. Mandarin
    交通事故是美国青少年死亡的主要原因。
    交通事故是美國青少年死亡的主要原因。
    jiāo tōng shì gù shì měi guó qīng shào nián sǐ wáng de zhǔ yào yuán yīn 。
    • Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    主要原因
    主要原因
    zyu2 jiu3 ge3 jyun4 jan1
    • the main reason
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋分手嘅主要原因系佢哋之间缺乏沟通。
    佢哋分手嘅主要原因係佢哋之間缺乏溝通。
    keoi5 dei6 fan1 sau2 ge3 zyu2 jiu3 jyun4 jan1 hai6 keoi5 dei6 zi1 gaan1 kyut3 fat6 kau1 tung1.
    • The main reason they broke up is due to the lack of communication.
  3. Cantonese
    你今次失败,主要原因系你轻敌。
    你今次失敗,主要原因係你輕敵。
    nei5 gam1 ci3 sat1 baai6, zyu2 jiu3 jyun4 jan1 hai6 nei5 hing1 dik6.
    • The main reason for this loss was that you underestimated your opponent.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。
    急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。
    jí zhuǎn wān yǐ bì miǎn zhuàng dào dòng wù shì zào chéng chē huò de zhǔ yào yuán yīn .
    • Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.
  2. Mandarin
    经济危机、战争、对当前布什政府政策的不满,是奥巴马得以当选的主要原因,这些因素导致人心思变,对奥巴马提出的“变革”的竞选口号做出了积极响应。
    經濟危機、戰爭、對當前布什政府政策的不滿,是奧巴馬得以當選的主要原因,這些因素導致人心思變,對奧巴馬提出的“變革”的競選口號做出了積極響應。
    jīng jì wēi jī , zhàn zhēng , duì dāng qián bù shén zhèng fǔ zhèng cè de bù mǎn , shì ào bā mǎ dé yǐ dāng xuǎn de zhǔ yào yuán yīn , zhè xiē yīn sù dǎo zhì rén xīn sī biàn , duì ào bā mǎ tí chū de “ biàn gé ” de jìng xuǎn kǒu hào zuò chū le jī jí xiǎng yìng .
    • The economic crisis, the Iraq War and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration were the main why Obama was elected. Americans were longing for change and responded enthusiastically to Obama's campaign slogan of "CHANGE".
    • The economic crisis, the Iraq War and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration were the main reasons why Obama was elected. Americans were longing for change and responded enthusiastically to Obama's campaign slogan of "CHANGE".
  3. Mandarin
    经济危机、战争、对当前布什政府政策的不满,是奥巴马得以当选的主要原因,这些因素导致人心思变,对奥巴马提出的“变革”的竞选口号做出了积极响应。
    經濟危機、戰爭、對當前布什政府政策的不滿,是奧巴馬得以當選的主要原因,這些因素導致人心思變,對奧巴馬提出的“變革”的競選口號做出了積極響應。
    jīng jì wēi jī , zhàn zhēng , duì dāng qián bù shí zhèng fǔ zhèng cè de bù mǎn , shì ào bā mǎ dé yǐ dāng xuǎn de zhǔ yào yuán yīn , zhè xiē yīn sù dǎo zhì rén xīn sī biàn , duì ào bā mǎ tí chū de “ biàn gé ” de jìng xuǎn kǒu hào zuò chū le jī jí xiǎng yìng .
    • The economic crisis, the Iraq War and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration were the main reasons backing Obama's election victory. Americans were longing for change and responded enthusiastically to Obama's campaign slogan of "CHANGE".
  4. Mandarin
    从早期单纯以木薯粉制成的白色或黑色珍珠粉圆(以下简称珍珠),到今天五彩缤纷的各式各样珍珠或爆爆珠(或称魔豆、水果球),加上布丁、仙草、水果等配料所创造的新奇组合,以及调味粉、糖浆与茶叶千变万化的搭配,可说是珍奶产业能够生生不息,进而逐渐从台湾红到香港、中国大陆、东南亚、日本、韩国、北美、欧洲,甚至拉丁美洲、非洲与中东的主要原因。
    從早期單純以木薯粉製成的白色或黑色珍珠粉圓(以下簡稱珍珠),到今天五彩繽紛的各式各樣珍珠或爆爆珠(或稱魔豆、水果球),加上布丁、仙草、水果等配料所創造的新奇組合,以及調味粉、糖漿與茶葉千變萬化的搭配,可説是珍奶產業能夠生生不息,進而逐漸從台灣紅到香港、中國大陸、東南亞、日本、韓國、北美、歐洲,甚至拉丁美洲、非洲與中東的主要原因。
    cóng zǎo qī dān chún yǐ mù shǔ fěn zhì chéng de bái sè huò hēi sè zhēn zhū fěn yuán ( yǐ xià jiǎn chēng zhēn zhū ) , dào jīn tiān wǔ cǎi bīn fēn de gè shì gè yàng zhēn zhū huò bào bào zhū ( huò chēng mó dòu , shuǐ guǒ qiú ) , jiā shàng bù dīng , xiān cǎo , shuǐ guǒ děng pèi liào suǒ chuàng zào de xīn qí zǔ hé , yǐ jí diào wèi fěn , táng jiāng yǔ chá yè qiān biàn wàn huà de dā pèi , kě shuō shì zhēn nǎi chǎn yè néng gòu shēng shēng bù xī , jìn ér zhú jiàn cóng tái wān hóng dào xiāng gǎng , zhōng guó dà lù , dōng nán yà , rì běn , hán guó , běi měi , ōu zhōu , shèn zhì lā dīng měi zhōu , fēi zhōu yǔ zhōng dōng de zhǔ yào yuán yīn .
    • From humble beginnings of making white or black tapioca pearls (hereinafter referred to as just pearls) out of cassava flour, now, there are pearls in all sorts of colors or popping boba (also called magic beans or fruit balls), plus matching ingredients like pudding, grass jelly, fruit, etc. with seasoning, syrup, and tea leaves to create endless combinations. It can be said that this is the principal reason for the bubble tea industry's gradual development from Taiwan to Hong Kong, Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, North America, Europe, and even Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.