前缘 (qián yuán) — predestined fate; karmic affinity (often from a past life)
Definition
Literary term for a karmic bond or fate carried over from a past life, often explaining an unlikely or fated meeting. Common in literary writing; in everyday speech 缘分 or 姻缘 covers similar ideas.
noun
predestined fatekarmic affinity (often from a past life)
Examples
- 前缘。Tā men xiāng xìn liǎng rén néng xiāng yù shì qián yuán zhù dìng.They believe their meeting was a predestined fate from a past life.
- ，前缘。Suī rán zhǐ jiàn guò yí cì, dàn nà zhǒng gǎn jué xiàng shì qián yuán zài xù.Even though we've only met once, that feeling seems like a continuation of a karmic bond.
- 前缘。Zhè duàn yǒu qíng huò xǔ jiù shì qián shì de qián yuán.This friendship might well be a karmic bond from a previous life.
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