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无缘

wú yuán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 無緣

无缘 (wú yuán) means "to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 无缘 means

1. to have no opportunity
2. no way (of doing sth)
3. no chance
4. no connection
5. not placed (in a competition)
6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc

The characters in 无缘

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 缘yuáncause; reason; karma

Example sentences

• 有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢。
  Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiānghuì, wúyuán duìmiàn bù xiāngféng.
  Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.
• 我讨厌前面的车毫无缘故地突然煞车。
  I hate when the driver in front of me hits the brakes for no reason.

Words starting with 无缘

• 无缘无故wú yuán wú gù(idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for

Sounds the same

Read wú yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 无援without support; helpless

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