(idiom) one-time encounter (e.g. 有一面之緣|有一面之缘[you3 yi1 mian4 zhi1 yuan2] "to have met once before")
trad. 一面之緣
Also written 一面之緣【yī miàn zhī yuán】
Characters in this word
4一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
面
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face, side, surface, aspect, top, classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2052 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
缘
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cause, reason, karma, fate, predestined affinity, margin, hem, edge, along
- Pinyin
- yuán
- Traditional
- 緣
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 32015 of 2500