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相逢 meaning in English

xiāngféng

to meet (by chance); to come across

19 strokes

Meaning of 相逢

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiāngféng
  1. to meet (by chance)
  2. to come across

相逢 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu缘yuán千qiān里lǐ来lái相xiāng会huì，无wú缘yuán对duì面miàn不bù相xiāng逢féng。
Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.
关guān山shān难nán越yuè，谁shuí悲bēi失shī路lù之zhī人rén。萍píng水shuǐ相xiāng逢féng，尽jìn是shì他tā乡xiāng之zhī客kè。
The mountain passes are hard to cross; who will mourn for those who have lost their way? Meeting by chance like drifting duckweed, we are all but travelers in a foreign land.
他tā两liǎng个gè萍píng水shuǐ相xiāng逢féng，年nián相xiāng若ruò，貌mào相xiàng似shì，谭tán吐tǔ应yìng对duì之zhī间jiān，彼bǐ此cǐ敬jìng慕mù。
The two met entirely by chance. Being of similar age and appearance, they quickly found themselves admiring one another as they conversed.

Stroke order for each character

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相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes

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逢 féng · to meet by chance · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 相逢.

相信xiāngxìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
相同xiāngtóngidentical; same
相机xiàngjīcamera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
相当xiāngdāngequivalent to; appropriate
互相hùxiāngeach other; mutually
相关xiāngguānrelated; relevant
相互xiānghùeach other; mutual
相似xiāngsìsimilar; alike
相比xiāngbǐto compare
相处xiāngchǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate
相反xiāngfǎnopposite; contrary

Questions about 相逢

What does 相逢 mean?

相逢 (xiāngféng) means "to meet (by chance); to come across".

How do you write 相逢?

相逢 is made of 2 characters: 相 (9 strokes), 逢 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.