遭遇 (zāo yù) means “to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
他在旅途中遭遇了暴风雨。
Tā zài lǚtú zhōng zāoyù le bàofēngyǔ.
He encountered a storm during his journey.
Updated: 2026-05-27