投缘

投緣

tóuyuán

verb #23,918

Meanings

1 to hit it off
2 to be kindred spirits
3 to get along naturally

Characters

to throw, to cast, to connect

fate, affinity, predestined connection

Examples

我们第一次见面就很投缘。

Wǒmen dì yī cì jiànmiàn jiù hěn tóuyuán.

We hit it off the very first time we met.

他们两个性格不同，但非常投缘。

Tāmen liǎng gè xìnggé bùtóng, dàn fēicháng tóuyuán.

The two of them have different personalities but get along extremely well.

Tips

memory

投 means to 'throw/cast' and 缘 means 'fate/connection'. Imagine two people throwing their fates toward the same point — that is what it means to hit it off.

Stroke Order

投 tóu

缘 yuán