遭遇

zāo yù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to meet with
2. to encounter
3. (bitter) experience

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 幸免 xìng miǎn 幸免 xìng miǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate) 幸免 means 'to narrowly escape' misfortune, the opposite of meeting with disaster.: to avoid (an unpleasant fate)

Related words

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• 经历 jīng lì 经历 jīng lì experience 经历 refers to going through an experience, often neutral; 遭遇 implies a bitter or unfortunate experience.: experience

Synonyms

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• 遇到 yù dào 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across 遭遇 is more formal or literary; 遇到 is colloquial for 'come across'.: to meet; to run into; to come across

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly followed by negative events: 遭遇困难 (encounter difficulties), 遭遇不幸 (suffer misfortune). Rarely for neutral situations.

Common mistakes

Despite 'to meet with', 遭遇 is not used for planned meetings; use 见面 or 会面 for appointments.

Example Sentences

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他的 遭遇 真可悲。

His experience is truly lamentable.

我对他的 遭遇 表示深切的同情。

I express my deep sympathy for his misfortune.

我很同情他的 遭遇 。

I sympathize with his experience.

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Words Containing 遭遇

• 遭遇战 遭遇战 zāo yù zhàn: (military) encounter

Child Words of 遭遇

• 遇 遇 yù: to meet
• 遭 遭 zāo: to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)