重逢

chóngféng

verb #9,698

Meanings

1 to reunite; to meet again (after a long separation)

Characters

again; once more

to meet; to encounter

Literally 'to meet again.' Note 重 is read chóng (again), not zhòng (heavy).

Examples

他们分别十年后终于重逢了。

Tāmen fēnbié shí nián hòu zhōngyú chóngféng le.

They finally reunited after ten years apart.

久别重逢，两人都哭了。

Jiǔbié chóngféng, liǎng rén dōu kū le.

Reuniting after a long separation, both of them cried.

我期待跟老朋友重逢。

Wǒ qīdài gēn lǎo péngyou chóngféng.

I look forward to reuniting with old friends.

Tips

usage

重逢 implies a meaningful reunion after significant time apart. The set phrase 久别重逢 (jiǔbié chóngféng, 'reunited after a long separation') is extremely common and slightly literary.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

逢 féng