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Jyutping jyun4 jan1
Pinyin yuán yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cause
  2. origin
  3. root cause
  4. reason
  5. CL:個|个[ge4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    促使​某件事​發生​、​出​現​嘅​源​頭​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    cause; reason
    • 致死嘅原因係失血過多。
      致死嘅原因系失血过多。
      zi3 sei2 ge3 jyun4 jan1 hai6 sat1 hyut3 gwo3 do1.
      The cause of death is exsanguination.
    • 你有咩原因同我分手?
      你有咩原因同我分手?
      nei5 jau5 me1 jyun4 jan1 tung4 ngo5 fan1 sau2?
      Why did you break up with me?
    • 同你分手係有好多個原因。
      同你分手系有好多个原因。
      tung4 nei5 fan1 sau2 hai6 jau5 hou2 do1 go3 jyun4 jan1.
      There are many reasons to break up with you.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, countable
    cause; reason (for something happening) (Classifier: 個/个 m)
    (syn.) 所以然, 緣故, 因致端, 成因, 來由, 根由, 因由, 张本, 肇因, 言因, 起因, 緣起, 基因, 張本, 道理, 理由, 缘起, 来由, 缘故, 緣由, 关系, 缘由, 因端, 關係
    • 急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。
      急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。
      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.
    • 原因分析
      原因分析
      yuán yīn fēn xī
      cause analysis
    • 蒂姆·伯頓導演的電影出名的原因是在這些影片中有很多的曲線。
      蒂姆·伯顿导演的电影出名的原因是在这些影片中有很多的曲线。
      dì mǔ bó dùn dǎo yǎn de diàn yǐng chū míng de yuán yīn shì zài zhè xiē yǐng piàn zhōng yǒu hěn duō de qū xiàn .
      The movies Tim Burton directs are famous for their many curves.
    • 查明原因
      查明原因
      chá míng yuán yīn
      to ascertain the cause
    • 失事原因不明。
      失事原因不明。
      shī shì yuán yīn bù míng .
      The cause of the crash is not known.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #692
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我有必要向他解释原因吗?
    我有必要向他解釋原因嗎?
    wǒ yǒu bì yào xiàng tā jiě shì yuán yīn ma ?
    • Is it necessary for me to explain the reason to him?
    • Do I have to give him a reason?
  2. Mandarin
    爆炸的原因是什么?
    爆炸的原因是什麼?
    bào zhà de yuán yīn shì shén me ?
    • What was the cause of the explosion?
  3. Mandarin
    起火原因不明。
    起火原因不明。
    qǐ huǒ yuán yīn bù míng 。
    • The cause of the fire is not known.
    • The cause of the fire is unknown.
  4. Mandarin
    她出生的那个时代奴隶制度刚刚结束;那时路上没有汽车,天上也没有飞机。当时像她这样的人由于两个原因不能投票,首先她是女性,其次她是黑人。
    她出生的那個時代奴隸制度剛剛結束;那時路上沒有汽車,天上也沒有飛機。當時像她這樣的人由於兩個原因不能投票,首先她是女性,其次她是黑人。
    tā chū shēng de nà ge shí dài nú lì zhì dù gāng gang jié shù ; nà shí lù shang méi yǒu qì chē , tiān shàng yě méi yǒu fēi jī 。 dāng shí xiàng tā zhè yàng de rén yóu yú liǎng gè yuán yīn bù néng tóu piào , shǒu xiān tā shì nǚ xìng , qí cì tā shì hēi rén 。
    • She was born just a generation past slavery. A time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky, when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman, and because of the color of her skin.
  5. Mandarin
    你怎么解释你缺席的原因?
    你怎麼解釋你缺席的原因?
    nǐ zěn me jiě shì nǐ quē xí de yuán yīn ?
    • How do you account for your absence?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    因为各种原因,佢哋喺法国冇想像中玩得咁开心。
    因為各種原因,佢哋喺法國冇想像中玩得咁開心。
    jan1 wai6 gok3 zung2 jyun4 jan1 , keoi5 dei2 hai2 faat3 gwok3 mou5 soeng2 zoeng6 zung1 wun2 dak1 gam3 hoi1 sam1 。
    • For one reason or another, their holiday in France wasn't as good as they expected it would be.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老细出面向大家解释减薪嘅原因。
    老細出面向大家解釋減薪嘅原因。
    lou5 sai3 ceot1 min2 hoeng3 daai6 gaa1 gaai2 sik1 gaam2 san1 ge3 jyun4 jan1.
    • Our boss appeared personally and explained to us the reasons for the salary cuts.
  2. Cantonese
    人口过剩系食物不足嘅其中一个原因。
    人口過剩係食物不足嘅其中一個原因。
    jan4 hau2 gwo3 sing6 hai6 sik6 mat6 bat1 zuk1 ge3 kei4 zung1 jat1 go3 jyun4 jan1.
    • Overpopulation is one of the reason that lead to shortage of food.
  3. Cantonese
    某啲传媒报道自杀案嘅时候好钟意臆测事主自杀嘅原因。
    某啲傳媒報道自殺案嘅時候好鍾意臆測事主自殺嘅原因。
    mau5 di1 cyun4 mui4 bou3 dou6 zi6 saat3 on3 ge3 si4 hau6 hou2 zung1 ji3 jik1 caak1 si6 zyu2 zi6 saat3 ge3 jyun4 jan1.
    • When some of the media report suicide cases, they like to speculate on the cause of the suicide.
  4. Cantonese
    明仔因为啲乜乜乜原因,所以今晚唔来噜。
    明仔因為啲乜乜乜原因,所以今晚唔來嚕。
    ming4 zai2 jan1 wai6 di1 mat1 mat1 mat1 jyun4 jan1 so2 ji5 gam1 maan5 m4 lai4 lu3.
    • Ming could not come owing to several reasons.
  5. Cantonese
    对于撞邪嘅原因,坊间一直流传好多种讲法。
    對於撞邪嘅原因,坊間一直流傳好多種講法。
    deoi3 jyu1 zong2 ce4 ge3 jyun4 jan1, fong1 gaan1 jat1 zik6 lau4 cyun4 hou2 do1 zung2 gong2 faat3.
    • The public has long been circulating many theories regarding the reasons of spiritual possession.
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
    1919年3月1日在朝鲜爆发的全民族性的反日爱国运动标志著这一高潮的到来。然而“三一”运动遭到了日本帝国主义的血腥镇压最终失败。其失败的原因主要有……其二,朝鲜民族主义者幻想从美国和巴黎和会那里“乞求”朝鲜独立,而不依靠朝鲜人民用武力实现朝鲜独立。“三一”运动失败后,朝鲜爱国志士无法在国内展开反日斗争,便纷纷流亡国外。
    1919年3月1日在朝鮮爆發的全民族性的反日愛國運動標誌著這一高潮的到來。然而“三一”運動遭到了日本帝國主義的血腥鎮壓最終失敗。其失敗的原因主要有……其二,朝鮮民族主義者幻想從美國和巴黎和會那裏“乞求”朝鮮獨立,而不依靠朝鮮人民用武力實現朝鮮獨立。“三一”運動失敗後,朝鮮愛國志士無法在國內展開反日鬥爭,便紛紛流亡國外。
    1919 nián 3 yuè 1 rì zài cháo xiǎn bào fā de quán mín zú xìng de fǎn rì ài guó yùn dòng biāo zhì zhù zhè yī gāo cháo de dào lái . Ránér “ sān yī ” yùn dòng zāo dào le rì běn dì guó zhǔ yì de xuè xīng zhèn yā zuì zhōng shī bài . qí shī bài de yuán yīn zhǔ yào yǒu . . . . . . qí èr , cháo xiǎn mín zú zhǔ yì zhě huàn xiǎng cóng měi guó hé bā lí hé huì nà lǐ “ qǐ qiú ” cháo xiǎn dú lì , ér bù yī kào cháo xiǎn rén mín yòng wǔ lì shí xiàn cháo xiǎn dú lì . “ sān yī ” yùn dòng shī bài hòu , cháo xiǎn ài guó zhì shì wú fǎ zài guó nèi zhǎn kāi fǎn rì dòu zhēng , biàn fēn fēn liú wáng guó wài .
    • On 1 March, 1919, the nation-wide March 1st Movement that erupted in Korea signifies the arrival of this climax. However, the March 1st movement was violently suppressed by Japanese imperialists and failed in the end. The main reasons for its failure are…Secondly, Korean nationalists fantasized that they could "beg" for Korean independence from the United States and the Paris Peace Conference, instead of relying on the Korean people to achieve independence with violence. After the failure of the March 1st movement, Korean patriots could not begin anti-Japanese struggles, and therefore went into exile overseas in great numbers.
  3. Mandarin
    原因分析
    原因分析
    yuán yīn fēn xī
    • cause analysis
  4. Mandarin
    蒂姆·伯顿导演的电影出名的原因是在这些影片中有很多的曲线。
    蒂姆·伯頓導演的電影出名的原因是在這些影片中有很多的曲線。
    dì mǔ bó dùn dǎo yǎn de diàn yǐng chū míng de yuán yīn shì zài zhè xiē yǐng piàn zhōng yǒu hěn duō de qū xiàn .
    • The movies Tim Burton directs are famous for their many curves.
  5. Mandarin
    查明原因
    查明原因
    chá míng yuán yīn
    • to ascertain the cause