遇上

yùshàng

verb HSK 7-9 #18,210

Meanings

我在街上遇上了老同学。

Wǒ zài jiēshàng yùshàng le lǎo tóngxué.

I ran into an old classmate on the street.

出门遇上了大雨。

Chūmén yùshàng le dàyǔ.

I encountered heavy rain when I went out.

usage

遇上 is more colloquial than 遇到, and often implies the encounter was unexpected or by chance.

遇 yù

上 shàng