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遭遇

HSK 6Word · Verb · NounTraditional遭

encounter; meet with; experience; misfortune

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Meanings

2 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to encounter; to meet with; to run into; to suffer

Used for encountering or experiencing something, often something negative or unexpected like difficulties, enemies, or misfortune.

Wǒ我
jūn军
xiān先
tóu头
bù部
duì队
hé和
dí敌
rén人
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
 。

Our army's vanguard encountered the enemy.

Gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
bù不
shǎo少
kùn困
nán难
 。

We encountered quite a few difficulties in our work.

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Lǚ旅
xíng行
tú途
zhōng中
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
bào暴
fēng风
xuě雪
 。

We encountered a blizzard during the journey.

Gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
cái财
wù务
wēi危
jī机
 。

The company suffered a severe financial crisis this year.

Tā他
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
qiáng强
jìng劲
de的
duì对
shǒu手
 。

He met with a formidable opponent in the competition.

2.

noun

experience; plight; misfortune; ordeal

Refers to an incident or experience, particularly an unfortunate or difficult one.

Tā他
tóng童
nián年
de的
zāo遭
yù遇
fēi非
cháng常
bēi悲
cǎn惨
 。

His childhood experience was very tragic.

Tīng听
le了
tā她
de的
bù不
xìng幸
zāo遭
yù遇
 ,
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
hěn很
nán难
guò过
 。

Hearing about her unfortunate plight, we all felt very sad.

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Zhè这
cì次
háng航
bān班
yán延
wù误
de的
jīng经
lì历
shì是
yī一
cì次
zāo糟
gāo糕
de的
zāo遭
yù遇
 。

This experience of flight delay was a terrible ordeal.

Tā他
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
yǒu有
zhe着
fēi非
fán凡
de的
zāo遭
yù遇
 。

He had extraordinary experiences during the war.