遇 (yù): meet, encounter
遇 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “meet, encounter.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 禺 (phonetic). It ranks #899 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 遇 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- meet, encounter
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 遇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 遇到verb | yù dào | to meet | 3 |
| 遇见verb | yù jiàn | to meet | 3 |
| 遭遇verb/noun | zāo yù | to meet with | 6 |
| 待遇noun | dài yù | treatment | 5 |
| 机遇noun | jī yù | opportunity | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外遇 | wài yù | extramarital affair |
| 相遇 | xiāng yù | to meet |
| 遇害 | yù hài | to be murdered |
| 遇难 | yù nàn | to perish |
| 偶遇 | ǒu yù | to meet by chance |
| 境遇 | jìng yù | circumstance |
| 遇刺 | yù cì | to be attacked by an assassin |
| 遇上 | yù shàng | to come across (sb) |
| 奇遇 | qí yù | happy encounter |
| 随遇而安 | suí yù ér ān | at home wherever one is (idiom) |
| 遇险 | yù xiǎn | to get into difficulties |
| 礼遇 | lǐ yù | courtesy |
| 不期而遇 | bù qī ér yù | meet by chance |
| 际遇 | jì yù | circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) |
| 遭遇战 | zāo yù zhàn | (military) encounter |
遇 appears in 48 compound words: 35 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 遇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to feel at home wherever one is; to accept the circumstances with good will
lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection
Example Sentences
遇到困难不要退缩，要想办法克服。
Yù dào kùnnan búyào tuìsuō, yào xiǎng bànfǎ kèfú.
Don't shrink back when encountering difficulties; find ways to overcome them.
再遇瓶颈 NASA载人登月任务恐延至4月
zài yù píng jǐng N A S A zài rén dēng yuè rèn wù kǒng yán zhì 4 yuè
Another bottleneck NASA's manned lunar mission may be postponed to April
新春中国行丨中国年遇上“送冬节”:中俄民众共赴春天..
xīn chūn zhōng guó háng 丨 zhōng guó nián yù shàng sòng dōng jié : zhōng é mín zhòng gòng fù chūn tiān . .
New Year China Tour丨Chinese New Year meets "Winter Festival": Chinese and Russian people go to spring together:
把年味种在“商城之心”,在商博遇见另一种团圆
bǎ nián wèi zhǒng zài shāng chéng zhī xīn , zài shāng bó yù jiàn lìng yī zhǒng tuán yuán
Plant the flavor of the New Year in the "heart of the mall" and meet another reunion at the Business Expo
(外代一线)美国加州遭遇冬季风暴袭击
( wài dài yī xiàn ) měi guó jiā zhōu zāo yù dōng jì fēng bào xí jī
California, USA, was hit by a winter storm
大湾区航空飞往台北航班遇大雾盘旋后折返,航司回应:..
dà wān ōu háng kōng fēi wǎng tái běi háng bān yù dà wù pán xuán hòu shé fǎn , háng sī huí yīng . .
The flight to Taipei of the Greater Bay Area Airline in the fog circled after turning back, the airline company responded:...
詹姆士遇上了阵雨。
Zhān mǔ shì yù shàng le zhènyǔ.
James was caught in a shower.
汤姆在超市偶遇玛丽。
Tāngmǔ zài chāoshì ǒuyù Mǎlì.
Tom ran into Mary at the supermarket.
我在欧洲偶遇了姑母。
Wǒ zài ōuzhōu ǒuyù le gūmǔ.
I came across my aunt in Europe.
一个人得遇到多大的挫折才会自杀？
Yīgèrén de yùdào duōdà de cuòzhé cái huì zìshā?
How frustrated must a person be to commit suicide?
Character Family
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