yuán

Translation

  • cause
  • reason
  • karma
  • fate
  • predestined affinity
  • margin
  • hem
  • edge
  • along

Synonyms

Examples

  • 千里来相会,无对面不相逢。
    Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.
  • 一个伟大的帝国, 就像是一个大蛋糕, 最容易消失的地方就在边
    A great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges.
Chinese Tones