How to say “meet” in Chinese
meet (by chance)
“Meet” in Chinese is 遇见, yù jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
遇见 is read yù jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 — “walk”.
再见 literally means “see you again”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “遇见”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 遇见. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我做梦也没想到会在这儿遇见你！wǒzuòmèngyěméixiǎngdàohuìzàizhèryùjiànnǐI never dreamed I'd run into you here!
More words from the lesson “People and relationships”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “meet” in Chinese?
“Meet” in Chinese is 遇见, pinyin yùjiàn.
What does 遇见 mean?
遇见 (yùjiàn) means “meet (by chance)”.
How do you write 遇见?
遇见 is 2 characters: 遇 (yù) — meet, encounter; 见 (jiàn) — see. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 遇见?
遇见 is read yùjiàn. Tones: yù — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“meet” in the lesson “People and relationships”
This word is from the topic “Health and wrap-up” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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