遇 meaning in English

yù

(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive

HSK 4verb12 strokes

Meaning of 遇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yù

(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
(bound form) to treat; to receive

Yù

surname Yu

How to use 遇

遇 is a bound form, so it usually appears inside words like 遇到 (yùdào), 遇见 (yùjiàn), and 遇上 (yùshang) for running into people or problems. It also appears in 待遇 (dàiyù, treatment or pay) and 机遇 (jīyù, opportunity). Example: 我在路上遇到了老师。(Wǒ zài lù shang yùdào le lǎoshī.) I ran into my teacher on the road.

遇 is built from 辶, the walking radical, plus 禺 (yú), which hints at the sound yù. Picture yourself walking along a road and bumping into someone you did not plan to see.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 遇 (yù) with 偶 (ǒu, as in 偶然 by chance) and 愚 (yú, foolish), since all three share 禺. Remember that 遇 has the walking radical 辶 because it is about meeting someone on the way.

遇 in example sentences

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

我wǒ不bù相xiāng信xìn你nǐ已yǐ经jīng遇yù到dào了le他tā。

I don't believe you've met him.

你nǐ认rèn为wéi我wǒ们men会huì遇yù到dào好hǎo天tiān气qì吗ma？

Do you think we'll have good weather?

当dāng他tā回huí家jiā时shí，我wǒ遇yù到dào了le他tā。

I met him while he was coming home.

当dāng我wǒ回huí家jiā时shí，我wǒ遇yù见jiàn了le他tā。

I met him while I was coming home.

在zài他tā回huí家jiā的de路lù上shàng我wǒ遇yù见jiàn了le他tā。

I met him on his way home.

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遇 yù · to encounter · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 遇.

遇到	yùdào	to meet; to run into; to come across
遇见	yùjiàn	to meet
待遇	dàiyù	treatment; pay
机遇	jīyù	opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
遭遇	zāoyù	to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
遇上	yùshang	to come across (sb); to run into
相遇	xiāngyù	to meet; to encounter
遇难	yùnàn	to perish; to be killed
境遇	jìngyù	circumstance
遇险	yùxiǎn	to get into difficulties; to meet with danger
外遇	wàiyù	extramarital affair
遇害	yùhài	to be murdered

Questions about 遇

What does 遇 mean?

遇 (yù) means "(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 遇?

遇 is made of 1 character: 遇 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 遇 an HSK word?

Yes. 遇 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 遇到 and 见到?

遇到 (yùdào) stresses meeting by chance, and it also works for abstract things like 遇到问题 (to run into a problem). 见到 (jiàndào) simply means to see or meet someone, planned or not.

Is 遭遇 the same as 遇到?

Both mean to encounter, but 遭遇 (zāoyù) is used mostly for bad things like disasters or hardship, and it is more formal. 遇到 is neutral and common in everyday speech.