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缘分

yuán fèn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • fate or chance that brings people together
  • predestined affinity or relationship
  • (Budd.) destiny

Definition

指人与人之间因某种原因而相遇、相知、相爱的机会或命运。

The fate or chance that brings people together, often used to describe the predestined relationship between people.

Usage

用于描述人与人之间由于某种不可知的力量而相遇、相识甚至相爱的现象，强调一种命中注定的联系。

Used to describe the phenomenon where people meet, get to know, or fall in love due to some intangible force, emphasizing a predestined connection.

Examples

  • 1 我们能在茫茫人海中相遇，真是缘分。 (It's really fate that we met in the vast sea of people.)
  • 2 缘分妙不可言，有些人注定会在一起。 (Fate is indescribable; some people are destined to be together.)
  • 3 虽然我们分手了，但还是很感谢曾经的缘分。 (Although we broke up, I'm still grateful for the fate we once shared.)
  • 4 有缘分的话，即使相隔千里也会重逢。 (If there is fate, even if separated by thousands of miles, we will meet again.)
  • 5 他们俩能走到一起，全靠缘分。 (The two of them got together entirely because of fate.)

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