遭逢
zāo féng
Pinyin

Definition

遭逢
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zāo féng
  1. to encounter (sth unpleasant)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

惨遭
cǎn zāo
  1. 1 to suffer (defeat, death etc)
遭
zāo
  1. 1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
  2. 2 classifier for events: time, turn, incident
周遭
zhōu zāo
  1. 1 surrounding
  2. 2 nearby
相逢
xiāng féng
  1. 1 to meet (by chance)
  2. 2 to come across
逢
féng
  1. 1 to meet by chance
  2. 2 to come across
  3. 3 (of a calendar event) to come along
  4. 4 (of an event) to fall on (a particular day)
  5. 5 to fawn upon
遭到
zāo dào
  1. 1 to suffer
  2. 2 to meet with (sth unfortunate)
遭受
zāo shòu
  1. 1 to suffer
  2. 2 to sustain (loss, misfortune)
遭罪
zāo zuì
  1. 1 to endure hardship
  2. 2 to suffer
遭遇
zāo yù
  1. 1 to meet with
  2. 2 to encounter
  3. 3 (bitter) experience
重逢
chóng féng
  1. 1 to meet again
  2. 2 to be reunited
  3. 3 reunion
久别重逢
jiǔ bié chóng féng
  1. 1 to meet again after a long period of separation
免遭
miǎn zāo
  1. 1 to avoid suffering
  2. 2 to avoid meeting (a fatal accident)
  3. 3 spared
千载难逢
qiān zǎi nán féng
  1. 1 extremely rare (idiom)
  2. 2 once in a blue moon
屡遭
lu:3 zāo
  1. 1 to suffer repeatedly
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
棋逢对手
qí féng duì shǒu
  1. 1 to be evenly matched
  2. 2 to meet one's match
欣逢
xīn féng
  1. 1 on the happy occasion of
生不逢时
shēng bù féng shí
  1. 1 born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
  2. 2 born under an unlucky star
  3. 3 ahead of his time
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
  1. 1 to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
  2. 2 fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
  3. 3 to find a way out of a predicament
萍水相逢
píng shuǐ xiāng féng
  1. 1 strangers coming together by chance (idiom)

Idioms (15)

人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
千载难逢
qiān zǎi nán féng
  1. 1 extremely rare (idiom)
  2. 2 once in a blue moon
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屡遭不测
lu:3 zāo bù cè
  1. 1 beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn
  1. 1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get a new lease on life
  3. 3 to be revived
  4. 4 (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
狭路相逢
xiá lù xiāng féng
  1. 1 lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
生不逢时
shēng bù féng shí
  1. 1 born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
  2. 2 born under an unlucky star
  3. 3 ahead of his time
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
  1. 1 to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
  2. 2 fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
  3. 3 to find a way out of a predicament
萍水相逢
píng shuǐ xiāng féng
  1. 1 strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
逢凶化吉
féng xiōng huà jí
  1. 1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
逢场作戏
féng chǎng zuò xì
  1. 1 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
  2. 2 to play along according to local conditions
适逢其会
shì féng qí huì
  1. 1 to just happen to coincide with the occasion (idiom)
  2. 2 to be present just at the right time
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
  1. 1 a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
  2. 2 when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

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