缘故
yuán gùㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: DUYÊN CỐ
Traditional: 緣故
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun)
reason; cause
Pattern: 因为……的缘故; more literary than 原因.
Examples
因为下雨的缘故，比赛推迟了。
yīn wèi xià yǔ de yuán gù, bǐ sài tuī chí le.
The match was postponed because of the rain.
不知道什么缘故，他今天没来。
bù zhī dào shén me yuán gù, tā jīn tiān méi lái.
For some reason, he didn't come today.
她瘦了，可能是工作太忙的缘故。
tā shòu le, kě néng shì gōng zuò tài máng de yuán gù.
She's lost weight, probably because work is so busy.
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Stroke order
DUYÊN · 12 strokes
CỐ · 9 strokes
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead