无缘 (wú yuán) — (verb) to have no fate or karmic connection with someone or something; (verb/adverb) to have no opportunity or chance (of doing something)
Definition
无缘 (wúyuán) means 'to have no fate / no chance' with someone or something — from Buddhist-style 缘分 (fated connection) to simply missing an opportunity. It often carries a tone of regrettable unlikelihood, not impossibility.
verb
to have no fate or karmic connection with someone or something(verb/adverb) to have no opportunity or chance (of doing something)
Examples
- ，无缘。Tā men suī rán xiāng ài, què wú yuán jié hūn.They love each other but are not fated to marry.
- 无缘，。Zhè cì zhāo pìn wǒ yòu wú yuán le, zhēn shì kě xī.I didn't get a chance in this recruitment again — what a pity.
- 无缘，。Tā pǎo bù bǐ sài wú yuán guàn jūn, zhǐ dé le dì èr míng.He didn't win the championship in the running race, only got second place.
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