yīn yuán
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.principal and subsidiary causes

  • 2

    n.predestined relationship; fated tie; opportunity; destiny

    • tā cóng xiǎo jiù gēn wén xué jié xià le yīn yuán

      从小文学因缘

      Her destiny was tied to literature from a young age.

    • yǔ mǒu rén méi yǒu yīn yuán

      某人没有因缘

      bear no predestined relation to somebody

Word usage

  • Note
    "因缘" is different from "姻缘". "姻缘" specifically refers to the fate of husband and wife; "因缘" generally refers to all fate and chance.