Chinese Word: 缘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

缘 (Trad.: 緣)HSK 6

Pinyin: yuán

English Definition: cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along

Chinese Definition:
①因由，因为：缘由。缘何(为何，因何)。缘故。缘起。
②宿命论认为人与人之间命中注定的遇合机会，泛指人与人或人与事物之间发生联系的可能性：缘分(fèn)。化缘。姻缘。一面之缘。
③沿，顺着：缘法(沿袭旧法)。缘木求鱼。
④边：边缘。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:彖 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 禒

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缘故HSK 6	yuán gù	reason; cause
边缘HSK 6	biān yuán	edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
无缘	wú yuán	to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
地缘	dì yuán	geographic situation; geo-(politics etc)
血缘	xuè yuán	bloodline

1		qǐng wù 请勿 kuà yuè 跨越 zhàn tái 站台 biān yuán 边缘。 Please do not cross the edge of the platform.
2		tā yòng 他用 chǐ zi 尺子 huá 划 le 了 yí xià 一下 biān yuán 边缘。 He measured the edge with a ruler
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lù 路 yán zhe 沿着 xuán yá 悬崖 biān yuán 边缘 yán shēn 延伸。 The road runs along the edge of the cliff.
4		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 wǔ tái 舞台 biān yuán 边缘， děng dài 等待 yǎn chū 演出。 He stood on the edge of the stage, waiting to perform.
5		zhòng rén 众人 duì 对 xuè yuán 血缘 guān xi 关系 kāi shǐ 开始 chǎn shēng 产生 yí lǜ 疑虑。 Doubts about the blood relationship began to arise among the people.

1		qǐng wù 请勿 kuà yuè 跨越 zhàn tái 站台 biān yuán 边缘。 Please do not cross the edge of the platform.
2		tā yòng 他用 chǐ zi 尺子 huá 划 le 了 yí xià 一下 biān yuán 边缘。 He measured the edge with a ruler
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lù 路 yán zhe 沿着 xuán yá 悬崖 biān yuán 边缘 yán shēn 延伸。 The road runs along the edge of the cliff.
4		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 wǔ tái 舞台 biān yuán 边缘， děng dài 等待 yǎn chū 演出。 He stood on the edge of the stage, waiting to perform.
5		zhòng rén 众人 duì 对 xuè yuán 血缘 guān xi 关系 kāi shǐ 开始 chǎn shēng 产生 yí lǜ 疑虑。 Doubts about the blood relationship began to arise among the people.