Dictionary/无缘

无缘 無緣

wú yuán

ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ
1to have no opportunity
2no way (of doing sth)
3no chance
4no connection
5not placed (in a competition)
6(in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc

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Example

yǒu yuán有缘qiān千lǐ里lái来xiāng相huì会,wú yuán无缘duì miàn对面bù不xiāng相féng逢。
有缘千里来相会,无缘对面不相逢。
Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.