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title: "Yujian Meaning: 遇见 (to meet) or 预见 (to foresee)?"
description: "遇见 (traditional 遇見, yùjiàn) means “to meet; to come across”. Not the yujian you heard? See 预见. Hear its tones, see what 遇 and 见 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yujian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 遇见 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

遇见 yùjiàn

## to meet; to come across

## Its characters

1. 遇 yù to meet
2. 见 jiàn to meet

## In a sentence

没想到在这里遇见你！ I didn't expect to meet you here!

天快黑了，师徒二人走进高老庄，正好**遇见**一个年轻人急急忙忙地往外走。

From [猪八戒 · Pigsy Joins](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-15#library-word-17-19)

[More about 遇见](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%81%87%E8%A7%81)

## Other words said yujian

- [预见yùjiànto foresee](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A2%84%E8%A7%81)

## More words with 遇 or 见

- [不见 bùjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bujian)
- [常见 chángjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjian)
- [待遇 dàiyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiyu)
- [罕见 hǎnjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanjian)
- [会见 huìjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huijian)
- [见面 jiànmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianmian)
- [见效 jiànxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianxiao)
- [见证 jiànzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianzheng)
- [看见 kànjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanjian)
- [可见 kějiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kejian)

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