相逢

xiāngféng
  1. to meet (by chance)
  2. to come across

CEDICT

to meet by chance; to bump into each other; to run into each other

Wiktionary

相遇。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 相 xiāng
  1. each other
  2. one another
  3. mutually
  4. fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 pípa (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品 pǐn)
2 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

Containing this entry

人生何处不相逢 rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng it's a small world (idiom)
狭路相逢 xiálùxiāngféng
  1. lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
  2. fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
恨不相逢未嫁时 hènbùxiāngféngwèijiàshí

Related entries

晤 wù to meet (socially)
会合 huìhé
  1. to meet
  2. to rendezvous
  3. to merge
  4. to link up
  5. meeting
  6. confluence
会晤 huìwù
  1. to meet
  2. meeting
  3. conference
相遇 xiāngyù
  1. to meet
  2. to encounter
  3. to come across
他們的相遇是必然的。

Their meeting was inevitable.

Source: Tatoeba

碰面 pèngmiàn
  1. to meet
  2. to run into (sb)
  3. to get together (with sb)
因为临时有事，我很抱歉在2月27日那天不能跟您碰面了。

I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter.

Source: Tatoeba

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