遇上

yùshàng

verb #18,210

Meanings

1 to come across; to run into; to encounter

Characters

to meet; to encounter

up; resultative complement indicating success

Examples

HSK 2

出门遇上了大雨。

Chūmén yùshàng le dàyǔ.

I encountered heavy rain when I went out.

HSK 3

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

遇 yù

上 shàng