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缘 yuán

reason, cause; fate; margin, hem

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
纟
Traditional
緣
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 纟彖 ⿰纟彖

Memory hint: thread

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  1. 这个杯子放在桌子边缘。
    Zhège bēizi fàng zài zhuōzi biānyuán.
    This cup is placed at the edge of the table.
    this (measure) cup put at table edge
  2. 是什么缘故让你迟到了？
    Shì shénme yuángù ràng nǐ chídào le?
    What reason made you late?
    is what reason let you late (particle) (question)
  3. 请离悬崖边缘远一点。
    Qǐng lí xuányá biānyuán yuǎn yìdiǎn.
    Please stay a bit further from the edge of the cliff.
    please from cliff edge far a-bit
  4. 他没有说明迟到的缘故。
    Tā méiyǒu shuōmíng chídào de yuángù.
    He didn't explain the reason for being late.
    he not-have explain late (particle) reason
  5. 因为工作上的一些缘故，他不得不搬到城市的边缘居住。
    Yīnwèi gōngzuò shàng de yìxiē yuángù, tā bùdébù bān dào chéngshì de biānyuán jūzhù.
    Because of certain reasons at work, he had no choice but to move to live on the edge of the city.
    because-of work on (particle) some reason, he have-no-choice move to city (particle) edge live

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