Sentence #9797446 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 遇到 is built
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遇yùto encounter; to happen upon
禺district · yúSound part
辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part
辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 禺 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with yù.
到dàoto reach; to arrive
至arrive · zhìMeaning part
刂knife form of 刀 · dāoSound part
至 hints at the meaning (arrive); 刂 (dāo) hints at the sound. Compare it with dào.
Memory aidArrive 至 gives the meaning; the knife 刂 (刀 dāo) gives the sound: to arrive.
How to write 遇到
遇 12 strokes · 到 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 遇到 (yùdào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
遇到 (yùdào) means “to meet” or “run into”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it yùdào: yù with a 4th tone, then dào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 遇到 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yudao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 遇到 from the suggestions. Typing yudao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
遇到 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
遇yù4th tone, falling
