cause, reason

Example Sentences

我迟到的原因是我的车坏了。

wǒ chí dào de yuán yīn shì wǒ de chē huài le.

The reason I came late is that my car broke down.

我已经找出问题的原因了。

wǒ yǐ jīng zhǎo chū wèn tí de yuán yīn le.

I've figured out the cause of the problem.

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