遇到

yù dào
Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

v
Often describes meeting people unexpectedly.
to encounter; to meet (someone) by chance
没有相约而见到。
Words:
偶然遇到遇到困难遇到机会经常遇到
Synonyms:
碰到遭遇遭到碰上遇到相遇
Antonyms:
错过
Sentences:
  1. 昨(zuó)天(tiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)超(chāo)市(shì)偶(ǒu)然(rán)遇(yù)到(dào)了(le)老(lǎo)同(tóng)学(xué)。
    Yesterday, I bumped into an old classmate by chance at the supermarket.
  2. 在(zài)这(zhè)个(gè)城(chéng)市(shì)，你(nǐ)经(jīng)常(cháng)遇(yù)到(dào)名(míng)人(rén)吗(ma)？
    Do you often run into celebrities in this city?
v
Used broadly for encountering any kind of situation, event, or difficulty. Often used with abstract nouns.
to run into; to encounter (a situation or problem)
碰上（某种情况）。
Synonyms:
碰上
Sentences:
  1. 学(xué)习(xí)外(wài)语(yǔ)都(dōu)会(huì)遇(yù)到(dào)一(yī)些(xiē)困(kùn)难(nán)。
    You will inevitably encounter some difficulties when learning a foreign language.
  2. 工(gōng)作(zuò)中(zhōng)遇(yù)到(dào)问(wèn)题(tí)时(shí)，要(yào)及(jí)时(shí)解(jiě)决(jué)。
    When you encounter problems at work, you need to solve them promptly.

Characters Breakdown

yù遇

meet; encounter

HSK 1
dào到

to arrive; to (a place); until (a time)