无缘 (無緣)
wú yuán
Pinyin
Definition
无缘 (無緣)
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- 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
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 not to have
- 2 no
- 3 none
- 4 not
- 5 to lack
- 6 un-
- 7 -less
- 1 helpless
- 2 without choice
- 3 for lack of better option
- 4 grudgingly
- 5 willy-nilly
- 6 nolens volens
- 7 abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wú kě nài hé]
- 1 to be indifferent
- 2 not to matter
- 3 cannot be said to be
- 1 unequalled
- 2 without rival
- 3 a paragon
- 1 countless
- 2 numberless
- 3 innumerable
Idioms (20)
一往无前
- 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
- 2 to press forward
一望无垠
- 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
- 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一无所有
- 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
- 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
- 2 without an inkling
Sample Sentences
上个赛季快船队在大好形势下被火箭队逆转无缘西部决赛,他们一定憋了一口气想要赢回来。
Given that last season the Clippers were knocked out of the Western Conference by the Rockets despite their big advantage, they must be planning to win it back after this breather.
我们老家的四川火锅蘸酱,我妹的目标是向“老干妈”看齐,但上市那得靠缘分了,如果无缘,至少也要营销成蘸酱界第一个“老干妹儿”。
For the Sichuanese hotpot dipping sauce from our hometown. My cousin's objective is to emulate Laoganma dipping sauce, but hitting the market is all up to chance, if there's no opportunity for that, at least she wants to market it as the first little sister of the laoganma dipping sauce brand.