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遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across

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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. 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?

  1. 我昨天遇到了一个朋友。

    Wǒ zuótiān yùdào le yí gè péngyou.

    I ran into a friend yesterday.

  2. 我在学校遇到老师了。

    Wǒ zài xuéxiào yùdào lǎoshī le.

    I came across the teacher at school.

  3. 你在路上遇到谁了?

    Nǐ zài lùshang yùdào shéi le?

    Whom did you meet on the road?

  4. 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?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

Can you use 遇到 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我昨天___了一个朋友。(I ran into a friend yesterday.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "I did not come across a problem"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我在学校___老师了。(I came across the teacher at school.)

What should you learn next?

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.