[yuán]
[名]
（緣故） reason
without rhyme or reason; for no reason at all
無(wú)緣無(wú)故
What's your reason for coming here?
緣何到此?
（緣分） predestined relationship
relations with people; popularity
人緣兒
predestined marriage
姻緣
happen to have met once
有一面之緣
（邊） edge; fringe; brink
outer fringe [edge]
外緣
This city is located on the southern fringe of the desert.
這個(gè)城市處于沙漠南緣。
[動(dòng)]
（攀援）climb up
climb trees to look for fish
緣木求魚
[介]
（沿著； 順著）along
walk along the stream
緣溪而行