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Which word in English can express Chinese "缘分" ?
We can explain this word as "the lot or luck by which people are brought together" in English, but i wanna know if there's a single word to displace
it?
Jul 25, 2011 1:29 PM
Answers · 5
"Predestined Affinity" would work if you were talking to a chemist or scientist.
'affinity' (chemistry term) means --> "drawn towards" and used in entropy equations. Some people would not find it romantic.
Most people would just say this in simple terms : "meant to be together"
you could also play with these phrases:
"familiar attraction"
"drawn to you from a deep sense of knowing you"
"past lives together"
"we have some kind of karma (from our past)"
have fun!
March 21, 2013
Simple. You don't.
July 27, 2011
缘分 = fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny
This question is asked a lot here.
I recommend using "predestined affinity".
Those two have a predestined affinity.
Or there is another saying:
Our love/friendship was made in heaven.
July 25, 2011
In 2 words :
Predestined affinity
July 25, 2011
Fate差不多吧。
比如...
It was fate that brought them together. 他们俩有缘分。
这边有更多的例子:
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/52016118
July 25, 2011
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