happen to meet; chance encounter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to meet by chance; to run into someone unexpectedly
neutralDescribes an unexpected and often pleasant encounter. The subject is typically a person.
Dǐ抵
dá达
Yún云
nán南
de的
dāng当
tiān天
，
qiǎo巧
yù遇
pō泼
shuǐ水
jié节
。
On the day we arrived in Yunnan, we happened to run into the Water Splashing Festival.
Zuó昨
tiān天
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
qiǎo巧
yù遇
le了
yī一
wèi位
duō多
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
de的
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
。
Yesterday, I happened to meet an old classmate I hadn't seen for years on the street.
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Zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
cì次
měi美
miào妙
de的
qiǎo巧
yù遇
。
This is truly a wonderful chance encounter.
Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
néng能
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
qiǎo巧
yù遇
nǐ你
！
I never thought I'd run into you here!
Rén人
shēng生
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
qí奇
miào妙
de的
qiǎo巧
yù遇
。
Life is full of all kinds of wonderful chance encounters.