Chinese word dictionary

遭逢

zāo féng · to encounter (sth unpleasant)

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Word information

Simplified遭逢

Traditional遭逢

Pinyinzāo féng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

遭zāo

to meet, to encounter, to come across

逢féng

to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence

How to learn 遭逢

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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遭到zāodào

to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)

遭受zāoshòu

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

遭遇zāoyù

to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience

逢féng

to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon

萍水相逢píngshuǐ-xiāngféng

strangers coming together by chance (idiom)

遭殃zāoyāng

to suffer a calamity