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遭遇

zāo yù

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zāo yù · zou1 jyu6 (Jyutping)

  1. to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship)
  2. an experience (esp. adverse)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

遭

Meaning
come across, meet with, encounter
Radical
辶
Strokes
14
Components
⿺辶曹
Cangjie
YTWA
Four-corner
3530.6

遇

Meaning
meet, come across, encounter
Radical
辶
Strokes
12
Components
⿺辶禺
Cangjie
YWLB
Four-corner
3630.2

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