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相遇

xiāng yù · xiang yu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to meet
  2. to encounter
  3. to come across
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In a conversation

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How they met

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)和(hé)琦琦(qíqí)是(shì)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)上(shàng)相遇(xiāngyù)的(de)。

    Do you know? Qiqi and I met on the subway.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你们(nǐmen)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)相遇(xiāngyù)的(de)？

    Really? How did you meet?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)掉(diào)了(le)，她(tā)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)捡起来(jiǎnqǐlai)。

    My bag fell, and she helped me pick it up.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你们(nǐmen)怎么(zěnme)成(chéng)了(le)朋友(péngyou)？

    Then how did you become friends?

  5. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)相遇(xiāngyù)。

    Later we met on the subway every morning.

  6. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)，你们(nǐmen)在(zài)同一栋楼(tóngyīdònglóu)上班(shàngbān)？

    So you work in the same building?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)2008年(nián)相(xiāng)遇(yù)。一(yì)年(nián)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)们(men)结(jié)婚(hūn)了(le)。

We met in 2008. A year later, we got married.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)的(de)相(xiāng)遇(yù)是(shì)必(bì)然(rán)的(de)。

Their meeting was inevitable.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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