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chance and opportunity; good luck

Word usage

Words with ji yuan

jī yuán

机 缘

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n.chance and opportunity; good luck
- yóu yú yī gè ǒu rán de jī yuán wǒ hé tā xiāng shí le
  由于一个偶然的机缘，我和他相识了。
  I met him because of a lucky coincidence.
- jī yuán ràng wǒ men yòu yī cì xiāng yù
  机缘让我们又一次相遇。
  Chance let us meet again.
- jī yuán qiǎo hé
  机缘巧合
  by chance
- yóu yú mǒu zhǒng qí yì de jī yuán zhè yī cóng yě méi guī dé yǐ lì jié ér yǒng shēng
  由于某种奇异的机缘，这一丛野玫瑰得以历劫而永生。
  This rose-bush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history.
- táng dài fú shì wén huà fán róng de jī yuán shì shén me
  唐代服饰文化繁荣的机缘是什么？
  What were the opportunities for clothing culture prosperity in Tang Dynasty?
synonym
jī huì机会 jī yù机遇 yuán fèn缘分 yīn yuán因缘 chén yuán尘缘

Word usage

Note
"机缘" is different from "机会". "机会" refers to timing and is commonly used in spoken and written language; "机缘" refers to fate, which has a strong sense of unknowability or contingency, and is mostly used in written language.

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