无缘
wúyuán
to have no chance or fate; not destined
Characters in this word
缘 yuán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 彖 hog, hedgehog, porcupine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 由于伤病反复，他最终无缘本届决赛。 Yóuyú shāngbìng fǎnfù, tā zuìzhōng wúyuán běn jiè juésài. Because of recurring injuries, he ultimately missed out on this year's final.
- 这次考试失利，他与奖学金无缘了。 Zhè cì kǎoshì shīlì, tā yǔ jiǎngxuéjīn wúyuán le. He failed the exam, so the scholarship was not meant for him.
- 这双鞋打折时我没抢到，看来和它无缘。 Zhè shuāng xié dǎzhé shí wǒ méi qiǎng dào, kàn lái hé tā wúyuán. I failed to snag these shoes during the sale — apparently they just weren't meant for me.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title