缘

yuán · yuan

Traditional 緣

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)能(néng)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)相(xiāng)遇(yù),真(zhēn)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)缘(yuán)。

That they could meet here is truly a kind of fate.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)一(yí)次(cì)偶(ǒu)然(rán)的(de)缘(yuán),他(tā)们(men)成(chéng)了(le)好(hǎo)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

Because of a chance encounter, they became good friends.

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