HSK · Level 4
132 words
Chinese word
遇上
Pronunciation
Pinyinyù shàng
Meaning
- verbrun into
Example
我在路上遇上了老同学。wǒ zài lù shàng yù shàng le lǎo tóng xué
I ran into an old classmate on the way.
More examples
比赛中他遇上了强大的对手。bǐ sài zhōng tā yù shàng le qiáng dà de duì shǒu
In the competition, he faced a formidable opponent.
Core concept
A chance meeting or sudden event that comes into a person's path at a particular moment.
Common phrases
遇上事故yù shàng shì gù
encounter an accident
遇上对手yù shàng duì shǒu
face an opponent
Similar words
遇到yù dào: Encounter a person, problem, or event without special focus on surprise or chance.
碰上pèng shàng: Unexpectedly bump into a person or suddenly face a situation.
碰到pèng dào: Happen to come across a person or event by chance.
遇见yù jiàn: Come face to face with a person.
Definition in Chinese
指在某一时刻碰到某人或发生某事，通常带有偶然性或突发性。zhǐ zài mǒu yì shí kè pèng dào mǒu rén huò fā shēng mǒu shì tōng cháng dài yǒu ǒu rán xìng huò tū fā xìng
Word origin
遇 (yù, "meet") + 上 (shàng, "onto") frames the meeting as something that comes upon a person, giving the compound its sense of an unexpected encounter.
Usage tips
- This everyday verb can take a person, problem, or event as its object, so the object identifies what has unexpectedly happened.