How to say “encounter” in Chinese
encounter (misfortune); fate
“Encounter” in Chinese is 遭遇, zāo yù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
遭遇 is read zāo yù: 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”: running into something on the way. Inside, 曹 cáo, as in 糟 zāo.
On the left, 辶 — “walk”.
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 “遭遇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 遭遇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们在路上遭遇了车祸tāmenzàilùshangzāoyùlechēhuòThey had a car accident on the way.
More words from the lesson “Taking a hit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “encounter” in Chinese?
“Encounter” in Chinese is 遭遇, pinyin zāoyù.
What does 遭遇 mean?
遭遇 (zāoyù) means “encounter (misfortune); fate”.
How do you write 遭遇?
遭遇 is 2 characters: 遭 (zāo) — suffer, meet with; 遇 (yù) — meet, encounter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 遭遇?
遭遇 is read zāoyù. Tones: zāo — first tone, yù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“encounter” in the lesson “Taking a hit”
This word is from the topic “Obstacles and losses” of HSK 6. 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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