相遇

xiāng yù

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to meet
2. to encounter
3. to come across
4. to encounter; to meet

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 分开 fēn kāi 分开 fēn kāi to separate 与人或群体不再在一起；‘相遇’的反义。: to separate

Register variants

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• 相逢 xiāng féng 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance) 书面语或诗歌中更典雅的用词。: to meet (by chance)

Related words

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• 认识 rèn shi 认识 rèn shi to know 初次见面并互相了解，不一定偶然。: to know

Synonyms

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• 遇到 yù dào 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across 偶然碰到；用于较具体的事件或人。: to meet; to run into; to come across

Usage notes

Collocations

‘相遇’多用于偶然或命运安排的情境，不与刻意安排的会面搭配。

Formality

口语中更常用‘碰到’或‘遇见’，‘相遇’偏书面或抒情。

Example Sentences

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我们昨天在书店偶然 相遇 。

We ran into each other by chance at the bookstore yesterday.

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Child Words of 相遇

• 遇 遇 yù: to meet
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance