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遭遇

zāo yù · zao yu

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to meet with
  2. to encounter
  3. (bitter) experience
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Traffic and red lights

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)上班(shàngbān)路上(lùshang)，遭遇(zāoyù)了(le)大(dà)堵车(dǔchē)。

    On my way to work yesterday, I ran into a huge traffic jam.

  2. Dengdeng

    堵(dǔ)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long was it?

  3. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)遭遇(zāoyù)过(guò)的(de)最长(zuìcháng)的(de)堵车(dǔchē)。

    Two hours. It's the longest jam I've ever run into.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)呢(ne)？

    And today?

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)骑车(qíchē)，结果(jiéguǒ)遭遇(zāoyù)了(le)十个(shígè)红灯(hóngdēng)。

    Today I rode a bike, and ran into ten red lights.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)遭(zāo)遇(yù)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)意(yì)外(wài)。

He suffered from a bad accident.

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

02

公(gōng)司(sī)在(zài)海(hǎi)外(wài)遭(zāo)遇(yù)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)困(kùn)难(nan)。

The company encountered quite a few difficulties overseas.

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