偶遇

ǒuyù
to meet by chance

CEDICT

to encounter unexpectedly

Wiktionary

偶然遇見；偶然碰到

維基詞典

Examples

汤姆在超市偶遇玛丽。

Tom happened to meet Mary at the supermarket.

Source: Tatoeba

我在欧洲偶遇了姑母。

I ran into my aunt by chance in Europe.

I came across my aunt in Europe.

Source: Tatoeba

多年后我在街上偶遇了他。

I met him on the street by chance after many years.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 偶 ǒu
  1. accidental
  2. image
  3. pair
  4. mate
2 遇 yù
  1. (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
  2. (bound form) to treat; to receive

Related entries

逢 féng
  1. to meet by chance
  2. to come across
  3. (of a calendar event) to come along
  4. (of an event) to fall on (a particular day)
  5. to fawn upon
遭 zāo
  1. to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
  2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
树高遭雷击。

The taller the tree, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning.

Source: Tatoeba