遭遇

zāoyù
  1. to meet with
  2. to encounter
  3. (bitter) experience

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 遭 zāo
  1. to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
  2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
2 遇 yù
  1. (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
  2. (bound form) to treat; to receive