缘
Character
cause
Meaning
yuán
yuan2- cause CC-CEDICT
- reason CC-CEDICT
- karma CC-CEDICT
- fate CC-CEDICT
- predestined affinity CC-CEDICT
- margin CC-CEDICT
- hem CC-CEDICT
- edge CC-CEDICT
- along CC-CEDICT
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Practice writing 缘
Draw “缘” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我们有缘，所以做了朋友。
wǒ men yǒu yuán suǒ yǐ zuò le péng you
Fate brought us together, so we became friends.
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认识你是我的缘分。
rèn shi nǐ shì wǒ de yuán fèn
Meeting you was my good luck.
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因为这个缘由，他没有来。
yīn wèi zhè ge yuán yóu tā méi yǒu lái
Because of this reason, he did not come.
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Words with 缘
See all 59 →缘故yuán gùa reason; the thing that makes something happenWordHSK 6缘分yuán fènthe special chance or force that makes people meetWordHSK 7–9缘于yuán yúto originate fromWord缘何yuán hé(literary) why?; for what reason?Word缘由yuán yóureasonWord缘起yuán qǐto originateWord缘饰yuán shìfringeWord缘木求鱼yuán mù qiú yúlit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossibleWord边缘biān yuánthe outside part of a thing or place, where it endsWordHSK 6无缘wú yuánto have no chance to do, get, or see somethingWordHSK 7–9绝缘jué yuánto cover or separate something so electricity cannot pass through itWordHSK 7–9血缘xuè yuánthe connection between family members who share the same bloodWordHSK 7–9