Chinese words · HSK 6

遭遇

zāoyù

to encounter; to run into; experience; lot (usually bad)

Every meaning

zāoyù

  1. experience; lot (usually bad)
  2. to encounter; to run into

Its characters

  • 遭zāoto meet with (disaster or misfortune); to suffer
  • 遇yùto meet; to encounter

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Words with 遇

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).