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

HSK 1

我们第一次见面就很投缘。

Wǒmen dìyī cì jiànmiàn jiù hěn tóuyuán.

We hit it off the very first time we met.

HSK 3

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