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因缘际会

English translation: destine to

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Chinese term or phrase:	因缘际会
English translation:	destine to
Entered by:	Wilman

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02:42 Nov 10, 2005

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Chinese term or phrase: 因缘际会

一段夫妻关系因缘际会下，造就了这位电脑界奇葩
Can I use "by chance" in this sentence? Thanks.

Wilman KudoZ activity Questions: 742 (none open) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 108 United States
Local time: 20:05

destine to

Explanation:
I think you might consider "destine to".

Selected response from:

Weiping Tang
China
Local time: 09:05

Grading comment

Thank you all for commenting on my suggestion. I think biomt's answer also fits my context, too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Yes

Chinoise

Karma

Last Hermit

4 +1

destine to

Weiping Tang

stumbled in the world of Aphrodite

Angus Woo

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Yes

Explanation:
"by chance" is fine.

Chinoise
Local time: 21:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

因缘际会

destine to

Explanation:
I think you might consider "destine to".

Weiping Tang
China
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you all for commenting on my suggestion. I think biomt's answer also fits my context, too.

1 day30 mins confidence:

因缘际会 stumbled in the world of Aphrodite

Explanation:
建議

Angus Woo
Local time: 09:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 7

3 days12 hrs confidence:

因缘际会 Karma

Explanation:
Hinduism

Last Hermit
Local time: 09:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 15

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