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    Expressing to meet or to encounter with 遇到 (yùdào)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 在 + Place + 遇到 + 了 + Object

    Explanation

    遇到 means "to meet" or "to encounter," often implying an unplanned or chance meeting. It combines 遇 (to meet) with the resultative complement 到 (indicating successful completion). Use it for running into someone or coming across something unexpectedly.

    Examples

    • 我昨天在超市遇到了一个老同学。

      Wǒ zuótiān zài chāoshì yùdào le yí gè lǎo tóngxué.

      I ran into an old classmate at the supermarket yesterday.

    • 出门旅行经常会遇到有趣的事情。

      Chūmén lǚxíng jīngcháng huì yùdào yǒuqù de shìqing.

      When traveling, you often encounter interesting things.

    • 她在路上遇到了一只迷路的小猫。

      Tā zài lù shàng yùdào le yì zhī mílù de xiǎo māo.

      She encountered a lost kitten on the road.

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