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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

原因 [yuányīn]
  1. 1. noun reason
    这次没考好,主要原因是没重视。
    The main reason I didn't do well in this exam is that I didn't take it very seriously.
    医生们尚未查出得这种病的原因
    The doctors have never established the causes of this illness.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

原因 [yuányīn]
  1. 1. cause; reason; culprit
    成功的原因
    reasons for the success
    原因和结果
    cause and effect

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

原因 [yuányīn]
  1. 1. 引起某事发生的条件或造成某种结果的条件;理由
    说明原因
    找出事故的原因
    解释会议推迟的原因

Examples

你不能把事情都归罪于客观原因,你的粗心大意才是主要原因
You can't find objective reasons to blame for everything. Your carelessness was the main cause of this incident.
查一查事故的原因
find out the cause of an accident
调查原因
investigate the cause
根本原因
basic reason; root cause
原因很多,归结起来不外三个方面。
There is a variety of reasons, which can be summed up in three points.
不要把你的错误都归咎于客观原因
Don't attribute all your mistakes to objective causes.
恐另有原因
There may be some other reason behind it.
麻痹粗心是产生事故的原因
Carelessness is the cause of accidents.
不要强调客观原因
Don't overemphasize the influence of objective forces.
我和他在一起工作过两三年,这就是我所以对他比较熟悉的原因
He and I have worked together for a couple of years. That's why I know him pretty well.

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