遇到
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
遇到 (yùdào) · to meet
遇到 (yùdào) means “to meet; to run into; to come across”. It is written with 2 characters: 遇 (to meet) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 遇到 is built
The characters
遇 yù · to meet
What 遇 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 禺yú — district
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 禸róu — rump
- 冂 — frame
- 厶sī — private
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 禺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在路上遇到了老师。Wǒ zài lùshàng yùdào le lǎoshī.I ran into my teacher on the way.
你遇到什么问题了？Nǐ yùdào shénme wèntí le?What problem did you run into?
Questions about 遇到
What does 遇到 mean?
遇到 (yùdào) means “to meet; to run into; to come across”.
How do you pronounce 遇到?
遇到 is pronounced yùdào.
Which HSK level is 遇到?
遇到 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 待遇dàiyùpay
- 机遇jīyùopportunity
- 遇见yùjiànto meet
- 遭遇zāoyùto encounter
- 遇yùto meet
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
Learn 遇到 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.