邂逅 (xiè hòu) — to meet by chance (often with a sense of serendipity or romance)
Definition
邂逅 (xièhòu) is a literary, written verb meaning 'to encounter by chance' — more elegant than the plain 遇见 or 碰到, and often carries a romantic or fateful tone.
verb
to meet by chance (often with a sense of serendipity or romance)
Examples
- 邂逅。Wǒ zài gōng yuán lǐ xiè hòu le duō nián bú jiàn de lǎo tóng xué.I unexpectedly ran into an old classmate I hadn't seen for years in the park.
- ，邂逅。Zhè cì lǚ xíng zhōng, tā xiè hòu le yí wèi zhì tóng dào hé de lǚ bàn.During this trip, he met a like-minded travel companion by chance.
- 邂逅。Tā men de xiè hòu chōng mǎn le làng màn de sè cǎi.Their chance encounter was filled with a romantic tone.
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