Hanzirama
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原委 (yuán wěi) — the whole story
Characters
原 (yuán) — source, origin, beginning
委 (wěi) — to appoint, to commission, to send
Words with Same Characters
原因 (yuán yīn) — reason
原谅 (yuán liàng) — to forgive
原来 (yuán lái) — originally; formerly; at first
原 (yuán) — original
原则 (yuán zé) — principle
原有 (yuán yǒu) — original
委托 (wěi tuō) — to entrust
原本 (yuán běn) — originally
原始 (yuán shǐ) — primitive
原先 (yuán xiān) — originally
原理 (yuán lǐ) — principle
原料 (yuán liào) — raw material
草原 (cǎo yuán) — grassland
还原 (huán yuán) — to restore to the original state
委屈 (wěi qu) — to feel wronged
Synonyms
事由 (shì yóu) — main content; matter; work
前后 (qián hòu) — around; front and rear; from beginning to end
前因后果 (qián yīn hòu guǒ) — cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
原因 (yuán yīn) — reason; cause; origin
原故 (yuán gù) — variant of 缘故
原由 (yuán yóu) — variant of 缘由
因 (yīn) — cause; reason; because
因由 (yīn yóu) — reason; cause; predestined relationship (Buddhism)
Broader Terms
一路上 (yī lù shàng) — along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time
主因 (zhǔ yīn) — main reason
历程 (lì chéng) — course; process
导火线 (dǎo huǒ xiàn) — fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
情有可原 (qíng yǒu kě yuán) — pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
成因 (chéng yīn) — cause; factor; cause of formation
死因 (sǐ yīn) — cause of death
沿革 (yán gé) — evolution of sth over time; course of development; history
Example Sentences
我就是要你查出原委 — That's what I want you to find out.
知晓事情原委的人 — Someone who knows what this is about.
姜告诉我原委。 — Ginger told me the whole story.
什么事情的原委？ — And what is going on?
向他解释事情原委，好吗？ — Just explain to him what happened, okay?