遇 (jyu6 | yu4) : meet, encounter; treat; chance

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遇

jyu6

yu4

[1] [v] meet; encounter; come across
[2] [v] treat; receive; entertain
[3] [n] chance; opportunity; luck

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遇

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Mar 2014 14:30

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遭遇 zou1 jyu6 zao1 yu4 = encounter; meet with; experience

遇見 jyu6 gin3 yu4 jian4 = to meet

遇到 jyu6 dou3*2 yu4 dao4 = to meet

機遇 gei1 jyu6 ji1 yu4 = stroke of good luck; fortune; opportunity

待遇 doi6 jyu6 dai4 yu4 = treatment; pay; salary; remuneration

如遇 jyu4 jyu6 ru2 yu4 = in case, if encountered

際遇 zai3 jyu6 ji4 yu4 = fortunes; luck

遇害 jyu6 hoi6 yu4 hai4 = be murdered; killed

遇上 jyu6 soeng5 = to rub up against

遇襲 jyu6 zaap6 = batter; attack

不期而遇 bat1 kei4 ji4 jyu6 bu4 qi1 er2 yu4 (PRC), bu4 qi2 er2 yu4 (Taiwan) = meet by chance; have a chance encounter 國

特別待遇 dak6 bit6 doi6 jyu6 te4 bie2 dai4 yu4 = special treatment

相遇 soeng1 jyu6 = to meet one another; to become acquainted with

境遇 ging2 jyu6 jing4 yu4 = circumstance

抓住機遇 zaa1 zyu6 gei1 jyu6 zhua1 zhu4 ji1 yu4 = grasp the opportunity (common formation)

最惠國待遇 zeoi3 wai6 gwok3 doi6 jyu6 zui4 hui4 guo2 dai4 yu4 = most favored nation (common formation)

奇遇 kei4 jyu6 qi2 yu4 = happy encounter, fortuitous meeting, adventure

偶遇 ngau5 jyu6 ou3 yu4 = an encounter

外遇 ngoi6 jyu6 = extra-marital affair

上得山多總遇虎 soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung2 jyu6 fu2 = if one does risky things all the time then sooner or later he will get into trouble 粵

他鄉遇故知 taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1 = run into an old friend in a foreign place

遇啱 jyu6 ngaam1 = by coincidence 粵

遇害者 jyu6 hoi6 ze2 yu4 hai4 zhe3 = victims of a tragedy such as an accident or murder etc.

遇難 jyu6 naan6 yu4 nan4 = to encounter a tragedy; to meet disaster

遇險 jyu6 him2 yu4 xian3 = in distress, to meet with danger

遇溺 jyu6 nik6 yu4 ni4 = drowning, near-drowning, almost got drown

遇人不淑 jyu6 jan4 bat1 suk6 yu4 ren2 bu4 shu1 [PRC] shu2 [TW] = (of a woman) be married to a scoundrel; have a good-for-nothing as a husband

懷才不遇 waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6 huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4 = have one's talent go unrecognized

遇刺 jyu6 ci3 yu4 ci4 = to be attacked by an assassin; a stabbing attack

巧遇 haau2 jyu6 qiao3 yu4 = chance upon; meet unexpectedly

上得山多終遇虎 soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung1 jyu6 fu2 = once too often

木偶奇遇記 muk6 ngau5 kei4 jyu6 gei3 = Pinocchio

不公平待遇 bat1 gung1 ping4 doi6 jyu6 bu4 gong1 ping2 dai4 yu4 = unfair treatment

艷遇 jim6 jyu6 yan4 yu4 = romantic encounter

相請不如偶遇 seong1 cing2 bat1 jyu4 ngau5 jyu6 xiang1 qing3 bu4 ru2 ou3 yu4 = it's better to meet by chance than to intentionally invite each other

可遇不可求 ho2 jyu6 bat1 ho2 kau4 ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2 = fortuitous

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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