yuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. cause
  2. 2. reason
  3. 3. karma
  4. 4. fate
  5. 5. predestined affinity
  6. 6. margin
  7. 7. hem
  8. 8. edge
  9. 9. along

Words Containing 缘

无缘
wú yuán

to have no opportunity

绝缘
jué yuán

to have no contact with

缘分
yuán fèn

fate or chance that brings people together

缘故
yuán gù

reason

血缘
xuè yuán

bloodline

边缘
biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

人缘
rén yuán

relations with other people

凸缘
tū yuán

flange

前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán

a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo

one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)

募缘
mù yuán

(of a monk) to beg for food

化缘
huà yuán

(of a monk) to beg

善缘
shàn yuán

good karma

因缘
yīn yuán

chance

地缘
dì yuán

geographic situation

地缘战略
dì yuán zhàn lüe4

geostrategic

地缘政治
dì yuán zhèng zhì

geopolitics

地缘政治学
dì yuán zhèng zhì xué

geopolitics

夤缘
yín yuán

to curry favor

夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù

to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

姻缘
yīn yuán

a marriage predestined by fate

孽缘
niè yuán

ill-fated relationship

守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

宿缘
sù yuán

(Buddhism) predestined relationship

广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán

to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)

后缘
hòu yuán

trailing edge (of airplane wing)

情缘
qíng yuán

predestined love

投缘
tóu yuán

to be kindred spirits

有缘
yǒu yuán

related

有缘无分
yǒu yuán wú fèn

destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)

机缘
jī yuán

chance

无缘无故
wú yuán wú gù

no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for

结缘
jié yuán

to form ties

绝缘体
jué yuán tǐ

electrical insulation

缘何
yuán hé

why?

缘于
yuán yú

to originate from

缘木求鱼
yuán mù qiú yú

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

缘由
yuán yóu

reason

缘起
yuán qǐ

to originate

缘饰
yuán shì

fringe

良缘
liáng yuán

good karma

血缘关系
xuè yuán guān xì

blood relationship

亲缘
qīn yuán

blood relationship

亲缘关系
qīn yuán guān xì

phylogenetic relationship

路缘
lù yuán

curb

轮缘
lún yuán

rim

远缘
yuǎn yuán

distantly related

边缘人
biān yuán rén

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)

边缘化
biān yuán huà

to marginalize

边缘地区
biān yuán dì qū

border area

边缘性人格障碍
biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

边缘系统
biān yuán xì tǒng

limbic system

镜花缘
jìng huā yuán

Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[lǐ rǔ zhēn]

露水姻缘
lù shuǐ yīn yuán

casual romance