meet unexpectedly; have a chance encounter
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to meet unexpectedly; to encounter by chance
literaryDescribes a pleasant or surprising chance meeting. Often refers to meeting friends or acquaintances.
Zài在
yì异
guó国
tā他
xiāng乡
de的
jiē街
tóu头
，
wǒ我
hé和
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
bù不
qī期
ér而
yù遇
。
I unexpectedly met an old friend on a street in a foreign land.
Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
zài在
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆
lǐ里
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
qī期
ér而
yù遇
le了
。
We never expected to meet by chance in this little cafe.
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Tā他
xiāng乡
yù遇
gù故
zhī知
，
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
cì次
měi美
hǎo好
de的
bù不
qī期
ér而
yù遇
。
Meeting an old friend in a distant land was truly a beautiful chance encounter.