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缘故

yuán gù · yuan gu

Traditional 緣故

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. reason
  2. cause
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Slow wifi

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)网(wǎng)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)慢(màn)？

    Why is the internet so slow today?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)是(shì)什么(shénme)缘故(yuángù)。

    I don't know what the reason is.

  3. Dengdeng

    是不是(shìbùshì)路由器(lùyóuqì)的(de)缘故(yuángù)？

    Is it because of the router?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)看看(kànkan)。路由器(lùyóuqì)的(de)灯(dēng)没(méi)亮(liàng)，插头(chātóu)掉(diào)了(le)。

    Let me check. The router light is off. The plug fell out.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)的(de)缘故(yuángù)，我(wǒ)踢掉(tīdiào)了(le)插头(chātóu)。

    It was because of my foot. I kicked the plug out.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)吗(ma)？是(shì)猫(māo)的(de)缘(yuán)故(gù)。

And you know why? Because of cats.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by bojnin · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)讨(tǎo)厌(yàn)前(qián)面(miàn)的(de)车(chē)毫(háo)无(wú)缘(yuán)故(gù)地(de)突(tū)然(rán)煞(shā)车(chē)。

I hate when the driver in front of me hits the brakes for no reason.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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