缘

yuán yóu

缘由

reason

yuán gù

缘故

cause

wú yuán wú gù

无缘无故

without reason

yuán jiāng háng xíng

缘江航行

sail along the river

yuán xī liú ér xíng

缘溪流而行

walk along the stream

yuán shuǐ biān xíng zǒu

缘水边行走

walk alongside the water's edge

huā jìng bù céng yuán kè sǎo

花径不曾缘客扫。

The garden path has never been cleared for the visit of a guest.

yuán hé dào cǐ ne

缘何到此呢？

What has brought you here?

rén yuán

人缘

relations with people

bù jiě zhī yuán

不解之缘

inseparable link

yī miàn zhī yuán

一面之缘

happen to have met once

shā mò nán yuán

沙漠南缘

the southern fringe of the desert

mào yuán

帽缘

brim

biān yuán

边缘

edge