Definition

Examples

• 他把事情的原委一五一十地告诉了我。
  Tā bǎ shìqing de yuán wěi yīwǔyīshí de gàosu le wǒ.
  He told me the whole story of the matter in detail.
• 调查人员正在努力弄清事故的原委。
  Diàochá rényuán zhèngzài nǔlì nòngqīng shìgù de yuán wěi.
  Investigators are working hard to get to the bottom of the accident.
• 听完他的解释，我才明白其中的原委。
  Tīng wán tā de jiěshì, wǒ cái míngbai qízhōng de yuán wěi.
  Only after hearing his explanation did I understand the full story behind it.