情由

shī bài qíng yóu

失败情由

hows and whys of the defeat

qǐng nǐ jiě shì zhè wèn tí de qíng yóu

请你解释这问题的情由。

Please explain the hows and whys of the issue.

nǐ bì xū bǎ shì qing de zhěng gè qíng yóu gào sù wǒ men

你必须把事情的整个情由告诉我们。

You have to tell us the whole story of the event.

wèn qīng wèn tí de qíng yóu zài zuò chǔ lǐ

问清问题的情由，再作处理。

Find out the cause of issue before you make a decision.

bù wèn zhè jiàn shì de qíng yóu

不问这件事的情由

without asking about the circumstances or causes of this issue