HSK C6
Correct

缘

/ yuán / 
Strokes

Definition

cause/reason/karma/fate/predestined affinity/margin/hem/edge/along

Example

As a Preposition

along

1
Yuánjiāng
缘江
hángxíng
航行

sail along the river

As a Preposition

for (reason); because of

2
Huājìng
花径
bùcéng
不曾
yuán
缘
kè
客
sǎo
扫
  
。

The garden path has never been cleared for the visit of a guest.

3
Bùshílúshānzhēnmiànmù
不识庐山真面目
  
,
zhī
只
yuán
缘
shēn
身
zài
在
cǐ
此
shān
山
zhōng
中
  
。

I can't tell the true shape of Mt Lushan because I myself am in the mountain.

As a Noun

reason

As a Noun

predestined relationship; destination

As a Noun

principal and secondary causes; karma

As a Noun

edge; fridge; brink

As a Noun

limbus