Writing
遇见 (yù jiàn) — how to say "to meet" in Chinese
遇见
To meet
verb
Character composition
遇
to encounter
见
to see
Radicals / Keys
見
See
#147 · jiàn · 7 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
遇见老朋友
yù jiàn lǎo péng you
to meet an old friend
路上遇见同学
lù shang yù jiàn tóng xué
to meet a classmate on the way
Examples
我在街上遇见了我的老师。
I met my teacher on the street.
我遇见朋友。
I met a friend.
Mnemonic
[yù jiàn-] A young hedgehog named Yu runs along a path and suddenly 遇见 meets his squirrel friend 🦔🐿️. He is so happy to 见 see her that he almost drops his mushroom. 'How great to 遇见 meet you here!' the hedgehog laughs.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say meet in Chinese?
"to meet" in Chinese is 遇见 (yù jiàn).
遇见 meaning in English
遇见 (yù jiàn) means "To meet".
How is 遇见 pronounced?
It is pronounced yù jiàn (written as yu jian, yujian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to meet" in Chinese characters?
It is written 遇见: 遇 has 12 strokes, 见 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 遇见?
遇见 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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