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不期而遇

bùqī'éryù
idiom #39,853

Meanings

  1. 1 to meet by chance (idiom)
  2. 2 to run into someone unexpectedly

Examples

我在东京的街头和老同学不期而遇。
Wǒ zài Dōngjīng de jiētóu hé lǎo tóngxué bùqī'éryù.
I ran into an old classmate by chance on the streets of Tokyo.
旅途中最美的就是那些不期而遇的风景。
Lǚtú zhōng zuì měi de jiùshì nàxiē bùqī'éryù de fēngjǐng.
The loveliest part of any journey is the unexpected scenery you stumble upon.

Tips

history
From 《谷梁传·隐公八年》: '不期而会曰遇' — 'to gather without prior arrangement is called 遇.' The phrase codifies the classical definition of 遇 itself.

Stroke Order

不 bù
期 qī
而 ér
遇 yù