相遇

• 拼音: xiāng yù
• 汉字拆解: 相 = 木 + 目 (mutual); 遇 = 辶 + 禺 (moving along a path and meeting someone)

含义

To meet or encounter each other; often by chance or in a particular circumstance.

Similar to 遇见 but more formal, and often implies two parties encountering each other simultaneously rather than one spotting the other. Common in literary narrative, formal description, and reflective writing.

例句

1. 两人在异乡街头偶然相遇，竟发现彼此是多年未曾联系的旧日同学。
2. 命运让他们在最不可能的地方相遇，从此彻底改变了彼此的人生轨迹。
3. 在那次国际学术会议上，她与日后的合作伙伴意外相遇，一见如故。

用法指南

语境: narrative, literature, social, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们在机场候机时偶然相遇，聊了整整一个小时，仿佛故友重逢。(We happened to meet at the airport while waiting for our flights, and chatted for a full hour, as if reuniting with old friends.)
• 两列火车在茫茫旷野中相遇，各自飞驰而过，只留下一道风声。(The two trains met in the vast open wilderness, each rushing past the other, leaving only the sound of the wind.)

错误说法

• 我相遇了一个朋友 — 相遇 is typically intransitive and reciprocal; say 我和一个朋友相遇了 or 我遇见了一个朋友 for a one-sided encounter

起源与历史

相 (mutually) + 遇 (encounter/come across) — encountering each other

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal