HSK · Level 18
135 words
Chinese word
遇见
Pronunciation
Pinyinyù jiàn
Meaning
- verbmeet
Example
昨天我在街上遇见他了。zuó tiān wǒ zài jiē shàng yù jiàn tā le
Yesterday I met him on the street.
More examples
出差时我在机场遇见了以前的老师。chū chāi shí wǒ zài jī chǎng yù jiàn le yǐ qián de lǎo shī
When I was on a business trip, I met my former teacher at the airport.
Core concept
Someone or something unexpectedly enters the scene and becomes part of one's experience.
Common phrases
在旅行中遇见不同的人zài lǚ xíng zhōng yù jiàn bù tóng de rén
meet different people while traveling
偶然遇见老朋友ǒu rán yù jiàn lǎo péng yǒu
happen to meet an old friend
Similar words
遇到yù dào: Encountering an unexpected person, event, or situation during the course of events.
碰到pèng dào: Coming upon or physically bumping into a person or thing by chance.
见面jiàn miàn: Meeting someone face to face by prior arrangement or appointment.
见到jiàn dào: Seeing a person or thing directly and confirming its presence.
Definition in Chinese
碰巧看到或碰到某人或某事，常指没有事先约定的相遇或偶然遭遇。pèng qiǎo kàn dào huò pèng dào mǒu rén huò mǒu shì cháng zhǐ méi yǒu shì xiān yuē dìng de xiāng yù huò ǒu rán zāo yù
Word origin
The compound 遇 (yù, "come upon") + 见 (jiàn, "see") frames an encounter as finding a person or thing in the course of events.
Usage tips
- Its two syllables are both fourth tone, giving yùjiàn a clear falling-falling rhythm that helps learners retain its pronunciation.