邂逅

xièhòu

verb #14,087

Meanings

1 to meet by chance
2 to run into (literary)
3 chance encounter

Characters

meet unexpectedly

meet unexpectedly

Examples

他们在巴黎邂逅了。

Tāmen zài Bālí xièhòu le.

They had a chance encounter in Paris.

人生中总会有一些美丽的邂逅。

Rénshēng zhōng zǒng huì yǒu yīxiē měilì de xièhòu.

There are always some beautiful chance encounters in life.

Tips

register

邂逅 is literary and romantic in tone. In everyday speech, people say 偶遇 (ǒuyù) or 碰见 (pèngjiàn) instead.

Stroke Order

邂 xiè

逅 hòu