缘

远缘

yuǎn yuán

distantly related

边缘

biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

边缘人

biān yuán rén

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)

边缘化

biān yuán huà

to marginalize

边缘地区

biān yuán dì qū

border area

边缘性人格障碍

biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

边缘系统

biān yuán xì tǒng

limbic system

镜花缘

jìng huā yuán

Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]

随缘

suí yuán

to go with the flow; to accept things as they come

露水姻缘

lù shuǐ yīn yuán

casual romance

人缘

rén yuán

relations with other people

人缘儿

rén yuán r

erhua variant of 人緣|人缘[ren2 yuan2]