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遭遇

unhappy experience

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zao1yu4 • zāoyù

Meaning

Primary

unhappy experience

Alternatives

unhappy experiences, unfortunate experience, unfortunate experiences, bitter experience, bitter experiences

Mnemonic

An 遭遇 unhappy experience is something that we 遇 encounter and experience when we are 遭 met with misfortune.

Usage

他 的 遭遇 让 我 感到 很 同情。

I feel very sympathetic about his unhappy experience.

她 分享 了 自己 的 悲惨 遭遇。

She shared her unhappy experience.

他 的 遭遇 令人 心酸。

His unhappy experience is heartbreaking.