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without cause or reason

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wu2yuan2wu2gu4 wúyuánwúgù

Meaning


Primary

without cause or reason

Alternatives

without reason, without cause, without any reason, for no reason, without rhyme or reason

Mnemonic


无缘无故 Without cause or reason describes something that is done 故 deliberately even though there is apparently 无 nothing that could serve as a 缘 reason to do it.

Usage


他 无缘无故 地 消失 了。

He disappeared without cause or reason.

她 无缘无故 地 哭 了 起来。

She started crying without cause or reason.

他 的 行为 常常 无缘无故, 令人 困惑。

His actions are often without cause or reason, leaving people puzzled.