机缘

機緣
jīyuán
noun #29,593

Meanings

  1. 1 chance; opportunity
  2. 2 fate; destiny; fortunate coincidence

Examples

Tāmen xiāngyí shì yóuyú yī cì qímiào de jīyuán.
They met due to a wonderful twist of fate.
Jīyuán qiǎohé, wǒmen jìngrán zài yìxiāng pèngmiàn le.
By a fortuitous coincidence, we ended up running into each other in a foreign land.

Tips

memory
suggests a pivotal moment or mechanism, and (fate/connection) is the Buddhist-influenced concept of karmic ties. Together they describe a moment when fate clicks into place.

Stroke Order

yuán