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

边缘人 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society); marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
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[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]
露水姻缘 lù shuǐ yīn yuán casual romance; short-lived relationship
前缘 qián yuán leading edge; fore edge (of a wing)
不解之缘 bù jiě zhī yuán an unresolved fate or bond; a mysterious connection
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