遇见

yù jiàn

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to meet

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 碰到 pèng dào 碰到 pèng dào to come across more informal, colloquial variant meaning 'run into, bump into': to come across

Related words

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• 见面 jiàn miàn 见面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other meet up (intentionally); 遇见 implies a chance meeting: to meet; to see each other

Synonyms

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• 遇到 yù dào 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across both mean 'to meet' or 'to encounter'; 遇见 is slightly more formal or literary, 遇到 is more colloquial: to meet; to run into; to come across

Usage notes

Collocations

遇见 usually describes unplanned or chance encounters, not arranged meetings.

Common mistakes

Do not use 见面 and 遇见 interchangeably: 见面 implies a planned meeting (e.g., 我们见面吧 'let's meet'), while 遇见 refers to an accidental encounter.

Example Sentences

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我在公园 遇见 了老朋友。

I met an old friend in the park.

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Child Words of 遇见

• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 遇 遇 yù: to meet