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缘故 yuángù

缘故 yuángù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 缘故 yuángù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuángù | yuan2 gu4
English translation
reason
cause

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About 缘故 yuángù

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Traditional form

緣故

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 缘故 yuángù

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yuán

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

tuàn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟彖

Number of Strokes

12

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

古攵

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 缘故 yuángù

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即使 jíshǐ shì wéi le de 缘故 yuángù , 那么 nà me 总是 zǒngshì 加倍 jiā bèi de 为了 wèile 自己 zìjǐ ma !

If not for his sake, then doubly for thine own!

zhè shì 因为 yīnwèi duì 客观 kèguān 价值观 jià zhí guān bào zhāo fàng de 缘故 yuángù .

This is due to a lingering belief in objective values.

那位操劳过度 de 家长 jiā zhǎng 看起来 kàn qǐ lai 好像 hǎoxiàng bìng 疼爱 téngài 孩子 háizi dàn 实际上 shí jì shàng 可能 kěnéng shì 太累 de 缘故 yuángù

The overworked, overextended parent may be seen as unloving, but may simply be exhausted.

似乎 sìhū 只是 zhǐ shì 出于 chū yú 职业 zhíyè 缘故 yuángù ér 喜欢 xǐhuan

He seemed fond of her in a strictly professional way.

缘故 yuángù Decomposition

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缘故 yuángù Compounds

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