() — (bound form) to meet; to encounter; (bound form) to treat; to receive; (bound form) opportunity; chance

Definition

遇 (yù) is a bound morpheme almost never used alone — it appears inside compounds like 遇见 (meet), 待遇 (treatment), 机会 (opportunity). The split 遇…到 marks 'to run into', like English 'encounter'.

bound form
(bound form) to meetto encounter(bound form) to treatto receive(bound form) opportunitychance

Examples

  • Wǒ zài jiē shàng yù dào yí wèi lǎo péng you.
    I ran into an old friend on the street.
  • Zhè jiā gōng sī de yuán gōng dài yù hěn hǎo.
    The employees at this company receive good treatment.
  • Zhè cì lǚ xíng shì yí cì nán dé de jī yù.
    This trip is a rare opportunity.

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