缘 - yuán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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

有缘

yǒu yuán

fated; brought together by fate; (be) predestined; same karma; have a bond; have an affinity; related; marginated

机缘

jī yuán

chance; opportunity; destiny

结缘

jié yuán

to form ties; to become attached (to sb, sth)

绝缘

jué yuán

to have no contact with; to be cut off from; (electricity) to insulate

良缘

liáng yuán

good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner

bloodline

curb

rim; edge of wheel

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

远缘

yuǎn yuán

distantly related; remote affinity

绝缘体

jué yuán tǐ

electrical insulation; heat insulation

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)

边缘化

biān yuán huà

to marginalize; marginalization

family relation

geostrategic

geopolitics; geopolitical

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]

血缘关系

xuè yuán guān xì

blood relation; consanguinity

border area

limbic system

casual romance; short-lived relationship

地缘政治学

dì yuán zhèng zhì xué

geopolitics

边缘性人格障碍

biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

Idioms (7)

缘木求鱼

yuán mù qiú yú

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

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)

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

广结良缘

guǎng jié liáng yuán

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

无缘无故

wú yuán wú gù

it is without rhyme or reason; neither rhyme nor reason; no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled (for); for nothing (at all); for no reason (at all)

有缘无分

yǒu yuán wú fèn

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

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