遭 zāo — a time; incident; meet by chance; turn
这次旅行中他们遭遇了一场大雨。Zhè cì lǚ xíng zhōng tā men zāo yù le yì chǎng dà yǔ.On this trip they ran into a heavy rain.
Common words: 遭到 (zāo dào)、遭遇 (zāo yù)、遭受 (zāo shòu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "meet by chance"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "meet by chance", including 遭 (zāo), 逢 (féng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "meet by chance" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 遭 (zāo), 逢 (féng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span zāo, féng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 遭 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 遭 zāoa time; incident; meet by chance; turnUseful words: 遭到, 遭遇
- 逢 féngevery time; meet by chanceUseful words: 每逢, 萍水相逢
Common words for these 2 "meet by chance" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 遭 (zāo) — so "meet by chance" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
遭到zāo dàoto suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)每逢měi féngevery time; on each occasion; whenever萍水相逢píng shuǐ xiāng féngstrangers coming together by chance (idiom)重逢chóng féngto meet again; to be reunited; reunion
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "meet by chance".
逢 féng — every time; meet by chance
每逢春节，家家户户都贴上春联。Měi féng chūn jié, jiā jiā hù hù dōu tiē shàng chūn lián.Every Spring Festival, every household puts up spring couplets.
Common words: 每逢 (měi féng)、萍水相逢 (píng shuǐ xiāng féng)、重逢 (chóng féng)
All 2 characters
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