HSK · Level 119
45 words
Chinese word
逢
Pronunciation
Pinyinféng
Meaning
- verbmeet
Example
我们久别重逢了。wǒ men jiǔ bié chóng féng le
We met again after being apart for a long time.
More examples
他在画展上不期而逢了曾经的老师。tā zài huà zhǎn shàng bù qī ér féng le céng jīng de lǎo shī
He unexpectedly met his former teacher at the art exhibition.
Core concept
A person and another person come together on a path, either unexpectedly or after time apart.
Common phrases
久别重逢jiǔ bié chóng féng
meet again after a long separation
不期而逢bù qī ér féng
meet unexpectedly
Similar words
见面jiàn miàn: Meeting someone face to face in person.
遇见yù jiàn: Unexpectedly coming across a person or event.
碰面pèng miàn: Meeting someone informally without arranging it in advance.
Definition in Chinese
指与人偶然相遇或久别后再次见面，多用于书面语、诗文或成语中。zhǐ yǔ rén ǒu rán xiāng yù huò jiǔ bié hòu zài cì jiàn miàn duō yòng yú shū miàn yǔ shī wén huò chéng yǔ zhōng
Word origin
逢 (féng, "meet") uses 辶 (chuò, "movement") as its meaning element and 夆 (féng, "phonetic component") as its sound element, a common structure in Chinese characters.
Usage tips
- For conversational Chinese, this word is mainly useful for recognizing literary wording and fixed expressions rather than as the usual standalone choice in casual speech.
Other meanings
- meet againverb
- encounterverb
Related words
- 重逢chóng féngmeet againverb
- 相逢xiāng féngmeetverb
- 逢迎féng yíngcurry favor withverb