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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

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

远缘
yuǎn yuán

distantly related

有缘
yǒu yuán

related

缘何
yuán hé

why?

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]

缘饰
yuán shì

fringe

地缘战略
dì yuán zhàn lüe4

geostrategic

善缘
shàn yuán

good karma

边缘系统
biān yuán xì tǒng

limbic system

孽缘
niè yuán

ill-fated relationship

后缘
hòu yuán

trailing edge (of airplane wing)

因缘
yīn yuán

chance

路缘
lù yuán

curb

募缘
mù yuán

(of a monk) to beg for food

夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù

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

亲缘
qīn yuán

blood relationship

绝缘体
jué yuán tǐ

electrical insulation

绝缘
jué yuán

to have no contact with

地缘政治
dì yuán zhèng zhì

geopolitics

轮缘
lún yuán

rim

缘于
yuán yú

to originate from

机缘
jī yuán

chance

凸缘
tū yuán

flange

化缘
huà yuán

(of a monk) to beg

前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán

a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

边缘化
biān yuán huà

to marginalize

边缘人
biān yuán rén

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)

血缘关系
xuè yuán guān xì

blood relationship

缘木求鱼
yuán mù qiú yú

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

地缘
dì yuán

geographic situation

血缘
xuè yuán

bloodline

结缘
jié yuán

to form ties

前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo

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

情缘
qíng yuán

predestined love

露水姻缘
lù shuǐ yīn yuán

casual romance

良缘
liáng yuán

good karma

边缘地区
biān yuán dì qū

border area

投缘
tóu yuán

to be kindred spirits

缘由
yuán yóu

reason

地缘政治学
dì yuán zhèng zhì xué

geopolitics

无缘无故
wú yuán wú gù

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

缘分
yuán fèn

fate or chance that brings people together

广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán

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

姻缘
yīn yuán

a marriage predestined by fate

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

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

亲缘关系
qīn yuán guān xì

phylogenetic relationship

有缘无分
yǒu yuán wú fèn

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

宿缘
sù yuán

(Buddhism) predestined relationship

边缘
biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

缘起
yuán qǐ

to originate

缘故
yuán gù

reason

夤缘
yín yuán

to curry favor

人缘
rén yuán

relations with other people