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原由

yuán yóu

2-character word

What 原由 means

1. variant of {缘由|yuán yóu}

The characters in 原由

• 原yuánformer; original; primary
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to

Example sentences

• 我们之所以爱自然——其原由之一，至少是由于它不像我们人那样既嫉妒又欺骗。
  Wǒmen zhīsuǒyǐ ài zìrán —— qí yuányóu zhīyī, zhìshǎo shì yóuyú tā bù xiàng wǒmen rén nàyàng jì jídù yòu qīpiàn.
  One of the reasons that we love nature is that, unlike ourselves, nature is not envious or deceitful.

Sounds the same

Read yuán yóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 原油crude oil
• 缘由reason; cause