缘 yuán

hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

HSK 6 #1274

DEFINITIONS

  • hem, margin
  • reason, cause
  • fate
  • cause
  • reason
  • karma
  • fate
  • predestined affinity
  • margin
  • hem
  • edge
  • along

STROKES

WORDS

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
地缘战略 dì yuán zhàn lüè geostrategic
地缘政治 dì yuán zhèng zhì geopolitics; geopolitical
地缘政治学 dì yuán zhèng zhì xué geopolitics
夤缘 yín yuán to curry favor; to advance one's career by toadying
夤缘攀附 yín yuán pān fù to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor; social climbing
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
守株缘木 shǒu zhū yuán mù abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]
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)
有缘 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate
有缘无分 yǒu yuán wú fèn destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
缘木求鱼 yuán mù qiú yú lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
缘饰 yuán shì fringe
血缘关系 xuè yuán guān xì blood relationship; consanguinity
亲缘关系 qīn yuán guān xì phylogenetic relationship
路缘 lù yuán curb
轮缘 lún yuán rim; edge of wheel
远缘 yuǎn yuán distantly related; remote affinity
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