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遇到 yùdào — to run into, to bump into (by chance)

yùdào (fourth tone, falling)yu4dao4

to run into, to bump into (by chance)

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to run into, to bump into (by chance)

    A meeting nobody arranged. 到 is the resultative ending that says the encounter actually came off — 遇 alone would leave it hanging, which is why the pair is learned as one word.

    verb

  2. to come up against (a problem, a difficulty)

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 到
    dào (fourth tone, falling)

    to arrive, to reach, to get to; to go to; up to, until; (as a verb complement) successfully

    8 strokes⿰至刂Radical 刀

Example sentences

  • 我在路上遇到了一个老同学。我在路上遇到了一個老同學。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone) yùdàole (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) lǎo (third tone, dipping) tóngxué. (second tone, rising)···

    I ran into an old classmate on the way.

  • 如果遇到问题，可以问经理。如果遇到問題，可以問經理。Rúguǒ (second tone, rising) yùdào (fourth tone, falling) wèntí, (fourth tone, falling) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling) jīnglǐ. (first tone, high and level)···

    If you run into a problem, you can ask the manager.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我们明天遇到吧。

    Correct我们明天见面吧。

    You cannot arrange to run into someone. A planned meeting is 见面; 遇到 belongs to what happens without planning.

Similar words

Words containing 到