遭遇

zāo yù

B1 Level 5

NounTransitive stative verb

遭遇 (zāo yù) is a Chinese word meaning “to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship)
an experience (esp. adverse)

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Example

他遭遇了不少困難，但都克服了。

He encountered many difficulties but overcame them all.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).