Chinese word

重逢

Pronunciation

Pinyinchóng féng

Meaning

  • verbreunite

Example

我们在机场和朋友重逢了。wǒ men zài jī chǎng hé péng yǒu chóng féng le

We reunited with our friend at the airport.

Illustration for 重逢 (reunite)

More examples

春节期间，很多人回家与父母重逢。chūn jié qī jiān hěn duō rén huí jiā yǔ fù mǔ chóng féng

During the Spring Festival, many people return home to reunite with their parents.

Core concept

People separated for a while meet again, often with a sense of occasion.

Common phrases

  • 与家人重逢yǔ jiā rén chóng féng

    reunite with family

  • 久别重逢jiǔ bié chóng féng

    reunite after a long separation

Similar words

见面jiàn miàn: Meet someone face to face in a general, everyday sense.
碰面pèng miàn: Meet someone by chance, often unexpectedly.
再次见面zài cì jiàn miàn: Meet someone again after having met before.

Definition in Chinese

表示与分别一段时间的人再次见面，常带有感情或庄重的色彩，书面或正式场合中使用较多。biǎo shì yǔ fēn bié yí duàn shí jiān de rén zài cì jiàn miàn cháng dài yǒu gǎn qíng huò zhuāng zhòng de sè cǎi shū miàn huò zhèng shì chǎng hé zhōng shǐ yòng jiào duō

Word origin

重逢 (chóngféng, "reunite") combines 重 (chóng, "again") + 逢 (féng, "meet"), presenting a meeting that happens again after separation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb sounds more formal and literary than casual wording for meeting again, so it fits reunion stories, announcements, and reflective writing especially well.

Other meanings

  • reunionnoun

Opposites

  • 离别lí biépartverb

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