遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
遇到 (yù dào) means to meet, to run into, or to come across. 我昨天遇到了一个朋友 says I ran into a friend yesterday. 我在学校遇到老师了 says I came across the teacher at school. 你在路上遇到谁了 asks whom you met on the road. 我没有遇到问题 says I did not come across a problem. All four sentences use that one meaning.
What does 遇到 mean?
- 1.
to meet; to run into; to come acrossverb
What do the characters in 遇到 mean?
- 遇(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
- 到(verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
How do you use 遇到?
遇到 can take a person or a thing you come across, as in 遇到朋友 or 遇到问题.
Patterns
遇到 + Person
我昨天遇到了一个朋友。
Wǒ zuótiān yùdào le yí gè péngyou.
I ran into a friend yesterday.
遇到 + Noun
我没有遇到问题。
Wǒ méiyǒu yùdào wèntí.
I did not come across a problem.
What are some examples of 遇到 in a sentence?
我昨天遇到了一个朋友。
Wǒ zuótiān yùdào le yí gè péngyou.
I ran into a friend yesterday.
我在学校遇到老师了。
Wǒ zài xuéxiào yùdào lǎoshī le.
I came across the teacher at school.
你在路上遇到谁了?
Nǐ zài lùshang yùdào shéi le?
Whom did you meet on the road?
我没有遇到问题。
Wǒ méiyǒu yùdào wèntí.
I did not come across a problem.
How is 遇到 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你昨天在路上遇到朋友了吗?
Nǐ zuótiān zài lùshang yùdào péngyou le ma?
Did you run into a friend on the road yesterday?
- Speaker B:
没有。我在学校门口遇到老师了。
Méiyǒu. Wǒ zài xuéxiào ménkǒu yùdào lǎoshī le.
No. I ran into a teacher at the school gate.
- Speaker A:
你遇到老师以后,老师说什么了?
Nǐ yùdào lǎoshī yǐhòu, lǎoshī shuō shénme le?
After you ran into the teacher, what did the teacher say?
- Speaker B:
老师说学习很重要。我很高兴遇到老师。
Lǎoshī shuō xuéxí hěn zhòngyào. Wǒ hěn gāoxìng yùdào lǎoshī.
The teacher said that studying is important. I was glad I ran into the teacher.
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- 朋友péng youfriendHSK 1
- 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
- 老师lǎo shīteacherHSK 1
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- 人rénperson; peopleHSK 1
- 昨天zuó tiānyesterdayHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.