缘由

緣由
yuányóu
  1. reason
  2. cause

CEDICT

reason; cause

Wiktionary

事情的缘起与由来。唐．杜甫〈送韦十六评事充同谷郡防御判官〉诗：「中原正格斗，后会何缘由。」《儒林外史．第四○回》：「萧云仙到床面前请了父亲的安，诉说军前这些始末缘由。」也作「原由」。

重編國語辭典

事情的缘起与由来

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 缘 yuán
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. karma
  4. fate
  5. predestined affinity
  6. margin
  7. hem
  8. edge
  9. along
2 由 yóu
  1. to follow
  2. from
  3. because of; due to
  4. by; via; through
  5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

Related entries

事理 shìlǐ
  1. reason
  2. logic
明白事理的人使自己适应世界；不明事理的人想使世界适应自己。所以，所有进步都要靠不明事理的人。

Those who understand adapt to the world; those who don't understand want the world to adapt to them. This is why all human progress depends on people who don't understand.

Source: Tatoeba

合理性 hélǐxìng
  1. reason
  2. rationality
  3. rationale
  4. reasonableness
因由 yīnyóu
  1. reason
  2. cause
  3. predestined relationship (Buddhism)
情理 qínglǐ
  1. reason
  2. sense
理儿 lǐr reason
理性 lǐxìng
  1. reason
  2. rationality
  3. rational
保持理性的思维。

Maintain rational thought.

Source: Tatoeba

理智 lǐzhì
  1. reason
  2. intellect
  3. rationality
  4. rational
湯姆失去理智了。

Tom is out of his mind.

Tom has lost his mind.

Source: Tatoeba

理由 lǐyóu
  1. reason
  2. grounds
  3. justification

classifier: 個

没有理由抱怨。

There is no cause for complaint.

Source: Tatoeba

缘故 yuángù
  1. reason
  2. cause
因為我這份工作的緣故，我總是要打領帶。

I always have to wear a tie because of my job.

Source: Tatoeba

道理 dàoli
  1. reason
  2. argument
  3. sense
  4. principle
  5. basis
  6. justification

classifier: 個

没道理是这样的啊！

This just doesn't add up!

Source: Tatoeba

来头 láitóu
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. interest
  4. influence
因 yīn
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because
我講因特語。

I speak Interlingua.

Source: Tatoeba

缘 yuán
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. karma
  4. fate
  5. predestined affinity
  6. margin
  7. hem
  8. edge
  9. along
说道 shuōdao
  1. to discuss
  2. reason (behind sth)
士兵说道：“我希望圣诞节时我们能在家里。”

"I hope we'll be home for Christmas", said the soldier.

Source: Tatoeba

故 gù
  1. happening
  2. instance
  3. reason
  4. cause
  5. intentional
  6. former
  7. old
  8. friend
  9. therefore
  10. hence
  11. (of people) to die, dead
警察到达了事故现场。

The police got to the scene of the accident.

Source: Tatoeba

原因 yuányīn
  1. cause
  2. origin
  3. root cause
  4. reason

classifier: 個

原因呢？

And what was the reason?

Source: Tatoeba

由头 yóutou
  1. pretext
  2. excuse
  3. justification
  4. reason
理 lǐ
  1. texture
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. inner essence
  4. intrinsic order
  5. reason
  6. logic
  7. truth
  8. science
  9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. to manage
  11. to pay attention to
  12. to run (affairs)
  13. to handle
  14. to put in order
  15. to tidy up
不用理他。

Do not take any notice of him.

Source: Tatoeba

成因 chéngyīn
  1. cause
  2. factor
  3. cause of formation
有關癌症成因的研究耗費頗巨。

Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.

Source: Tatoeba

繇 yóu
  1. cause
  2. means
肇因 zhàoyīn
  1. cause
  2. origin
诱因 yòuyīn
  1. cause
  2. triggering factor
  3. incentive
  4. inducement
起因 qǐyīn
  1. cause
  2. a factor (leading to an effect)
故典 gùdiǎn
  1. old classics
  2. old customs
  3. cause
事业 shìyè
  1. undertaking
  2. project
  3. activity
  4. (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. career
  7. occupation

classifier: 個

事业会很快重振。

Business will recover soon.

Source: Tatoeba

事由 shìyóu
  1. main content
  2. matter
  3. work
  4. origin of an incident
  5. cause
  6. purpose
  7. subject (of business letter)
原 yuán
  1. former
  2. original
  3. primary
  4. raw
  5. level
  6. cause
  7. source
我的原珠筆沒墨了。

My ballpoint pen just ran out of ink.

Source: Tatoeba

根底 gēndǐ
  1. foundation
  2. grounding
  3. background
  4. what lies at the bottom of sth
  5. root
  6. cause