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title: "Yuanfen Meaning: 缘分 (yuánfèn) Means “fate”"
description: "缘分 (traditional 緣分, yuánfèn) means “fate; destiny (bringing people together)”. Hear its tones, see what 缘 and 分 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanfen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 缘分 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

缘分 yuánfèn

## fate; destiny (bringing people together)

## Its characters

1. 缘 yuán fate
2. 分 fèn part

## In a sentence

我们能在这里认识，真是缘分。 It must be fate that we met here.

[More about 缘分](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BC%98%E5%88%86)

## More words with 缘 or 分

- [百分点 bǎifēndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifendian)
- [边缘 biānyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyuan)
- [比分 bǐfēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bifen)
- [部分 bùfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bufen)
- [成分 chéngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengfen)
- [充分 chōngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongfen)
- [处分 chǔfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufen)
- [得分 défēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/defen)
- [分辨 fēnbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbian)
- [分别 fēnbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbie)

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