遭 zāo
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 曹 ministers, officials
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
遭遇
zāoyù
to encounter; fate, luck
Characters in this word
遇 yù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 禺 district
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 登山队在返回途中遭遇暴风雪，只好暂时停止前进。 Dēngshānduì zài fǎnhuí túzhōng zāoyù bàofēngxuě, zhǐhǎo zànshí tíngzhǐ qiánjìn. The climbing team encountered a snowstorm on the way back and had to stop moving forward temporarily.
- 他在旅行中遭遇了一次小小的意外。 Tā zài lǚxíng zhōng zāoyù le yí cì xiǎoxiǎo de yìwài. He ran into a small accident during the trip.
- 这位老人一生的遭遇令人感动。 Zhè wèi lǎorén yìshēng de zāoyù lìng rén gǎndòng. The experiences in this old man's life are moving.
Related words
- 遭到 zāodào to suffer, to meet with
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure
- 遭殃 zāoyāng to suffer disaster; to be in trouble
- 待遇 dàiyù pay and benefits
- 机遇 jīyù opportunity
- 遇 yù to meet by chance
- 遇到 yùdào to meet; to run into
- 遇见 yùjiàn to meet; to run into
- 境遇 jìngyù circumstances; situation; plight
- 相遇 xiāngyù to meet; to encounter
- 遇难 yùnàn to die in an accident or disaster
- 遇险 yùxiǎn to be in danger; to meet with danger