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What does 缘故 mean?

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缘故 yuángù

reason; cause

Its characters

  1. 缘 yuán reason
  2. 故 gù reason

In a sentence

因为下雨的缘故,比赛推迟了。 The match was postponed because of the rain.

悟空忙问缘故,祖师道:“你如今虽得了长生,却还难躲三灾。

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