无缘

wúyuán

to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth)

Traditional 無緣

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

wúyuán wu2 yuan2

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

Example sentences

yǒuyuánqiānlǐláixiānghuì 有缘千里来相会， wúyuán 无缘 duìmiàn 对面 bù 不 xiāngféng 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.

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