遭遇 (zāoyù) · to encounter

遭遇 (zāoyù) means “to encounter; to meet with; experience”. It is written with 2 characters: 遭 (to meet) + 遇 (to meet). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 遭遇 is built

The characters

遭 zāo · to meet

What 遭 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
曹cáo — ministers
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

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

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)

Example sentences

他们在路上遭遇了大雨。Tāmen zài lùshàng zāoyù le dàyǔ.They ran into heavy rain on the way.

大家都很同情她的遭遇。Dàjiā dōu hěn tóngqíng tā de zāoyù.Everyone sympathised with what she had been through.

Questions about 遭遇

What does 遭遇 mean?

遭遇 (zāoyù) means “to encounter; to meet with; experience”.

How do you pronounce 遭遇?

遭遇 is pronounced zāoyù.

Which HSK level is 遭遇?

遭遇 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 遭遇 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 226: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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