事由 (shì yóu) — cause or reason (formal); subject line of a document or letter; job duty or work matter
Definition
Formal noun covering 'reason/cause', the 'subject' line of a letter or email, and 'job duty'. Used in written/official contexts; for everyday 'reason' prefer 原因.
noun
cause or reason (formal)subject line of a document or letterjob duty or work matter
Examples
- 事由。shì yóu Bù míng de huǒ zāi hái zài diào chá zhōng.The fire whose cause is unclear is still under investigation.
- 事由。Qǐng zài yóu jiàn biāo tí lán xiě míng shì yóu.Please state the subject in the email subject line.
- 事由。Tā de zhǔ yào shì yóu shì kè hù guān xì guǎn lǐ.His main job duty is customer relationship management.
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