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遇

yù

HSK 3 Character

What 遇 means

1. bound formto encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
2. bound formto treat; to receive

Other readings

遇 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Yùsurname Yu

Example sentences

• 随遇而安。
  Whatever will be, will be.
• 你遇到了我。
  You bumped into me.
• 此剑际遇不凡。
  Cǐ jiàn jìyù bù fán.
  This sword has a strange history.
• 我没有遇见她。
  I haven't met her.
• 我遇到困难了。
  I am in trouble.
• 我遇到了故障。
  I encountered a problem.

Words starting with 遇

• 遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
• 遇见yù jiànto meet
• 遇上yù shàngto come across (sb); to run into
• 遇难yù nànto perish; to be killed
• 遇害yù hàito be murdered
• 遇难者yù nàn zhěvictim; fatality
• 遇险yù xiǎnto get into difficulties; to meet with danger
• 遇刺yù cìto be attacked by an assassin
• 遇火yù huǒto catch fire; to ignite
• 遇冷yù lěngto be exposed to cold temperatures; (fig.) (of a market, industry, relationship etc) to…
• 遇难船yù nán chuánshipwreck
• 遇事生风yù shì shēng fēngto stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
• 遇强则强yù qiáng zé qiángtough adversaries make you stronger
• 遇袭yù xíto suffer attack; to be ambushed
• 遇雨顺延yù yǔ shùn yánto postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather
• 遇人不淑yù rén bù shū(idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person…
• 遇溺yù nì(Hong Kong) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc)

Words containing 遇

• 待遇dài yùtreatment; pay; salary
• 遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
• 机遇jī yùopportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
• 相遇xiāng yùto meet; to encounter; to come across
• 境遇jìng yùcircumstance
• 奇遇qí yùhappy encounter; fortuitous meeting; adventure
• 偶遇ǒu yùto meet by chance
• 外遇wài yùextramarital affair
• 礼遇lǐ yùcourtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception
• 不期而遇bù qī ér yùmeet by chance; have a chance encounter
• 际遇jì yùcircumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise); stroke of luck…
• 随遇而安suí yù ér ānat home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt; flexible…
• 冷遇lěng yùa cold reception; to cold-shoulder sb
• 路遇lù yùto meet (sb) by chance on the way somewhere; to encounter (sth) on the way somewhere
• 值遇zhí yùto meet with; to bump into
• 感遇gǎn yùgratitude for good treatment; to sigh; to lament
• 景遇jǐng yù(literary) circumstances
• 国民待遇guó mín dài yù(law) national treatment – the principle that foreigners or foreign goods, services and…
• 流离遇合liú lí yù héto reunite after being homeless refugees
• 特别待遇tè bié dài yùspecial treatment
• 知遇之恩zhī yù zhī ēnlit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage…
• 遭遇战zāo yù zhàn(military) encounter; skirmish
• 可遇不可求kě yù bù kě qiúcan be discovered but not sought (idiom); one can only come across such things…
• 超国民待遇chāo guó mín dài yù(law) privileges granted to foreigners exceeding those accorded to nationals of the host…

Characters built on 禺

These share the phonetic component 禺 (yú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 寓yù(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling…
• 愚yúto be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)
• 隅yúcorner

Characters that look like 遇

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 逼bīto force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for
• 遏èto restrain; to check; to hold back
• 谦qiānmodest
• 遢tāused in 邋遢; Taiwan pr. tà
• 遁dùnto evade; to flee; to escape
• 堀kūcave; hole

Sounds the same

Read yù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 育to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
• 预to advance; in advance; beforehand
• 域field; region; area
• 寓(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling…
• 欲desire; appetite; passion
• 玉jade
• 豫happy; carefree; at one's ease
• 浴bath; to bathe
• 吁to implore
• 狱prison
• 誉to praise; to acclaim; reputation
• 熨reconciled; smooth