jyu6 dou3遇到
Jyutpingjyu6 dou3
Yaleyuh dou
Definition
To encounter, run into, or come across.
colloquialdaily actionspeople
How it's used
Use this verb primarily for unexpected or chance encounters with people or situations. It implies a lack of prior planning, distinguishing it from meeting someone by appointment. When talking about meeting people, it often carries a sense of serendipity or surprise.
Examples
I ran into an old classmate on the street.
Have you ever encountered this kind of problem before?
Related words
Common phrases
to encounter difficulties
to run into trouble
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean meeting someone by arrangement, such as a business meeting or a date. For planned meetings, use 見面 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
