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遇难 (yù nàn): Meet with disaster (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

遇难 consists of 2 characters.

to meet, to encounter, to come across

hard; difficult

How to Use 遇难 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 遇难 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith飞机

fēi飞

jī机

yù遇

nàn难

neutral

airplane disaster

Verb + Nounwith地点

yù遇

nàn难

dì地

diǎn点

Verb + Suffixwith者

yù遇

nàn难

zhě者

formal

victim (of a disaster/accident)

Adverb + Verbwith不幸

bù不

xìng幸

yù遇

nàn难

Example Sentences with 遇难

tā他

zài在

shì事

gù故

zhōng中

yù遇

nàn难

formal

site of the accident/disaster

formal

die unfortunately

le了

。

He died in the accident.

nà那

sōu艘

chuán船

zài在

bào暴

fēng风

yǔ雨

zhōng中

bú不

xìng幸

yù遇

nàn难

，

lìng令

rén人

tòng痛

xīn心

。

That ship unfortunately met with disaster in the storm, which is heartbreaking.

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

zuó昨

tiān天

dēng登

shān山

duì队

yǒu有

rén人

yù遇

nàn难

de的

xiāo消

xī息

le了

ma吗

？

Did you hear the news that someone from the mountaineering team met with disaster yesterday?

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dì地

zhèn震

dǎo导

zhì致

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

yù遇

nàn难

。

The earthquake caused many people to die.

xìng幸

hǎo好

tā他

jí及

shí时

chè撤

lí离

，

fǒu否

zé

guān官

fāng方

bào报

gào告

xiǎn显

shì示

，

cǐ此

cì次

kōng

jiù救

yuán援

duì队

zhèng正

zài在

xún寻

zhǎo找

yù遇

nàn难

rú如

guǒ果

méi没

yǒu有

wán完

shàn善

de的

yìng应

jí急

yù

则

hěn很

kě可

néng能

yě也

huì会

yù遇

nàn难

。

Fortunately, he evacuated in time, otherwise he might have also met with disaster.

空

nàn难

wú无

rén人

shēng生

huán还

，

quán全

bù部

yù遇

nàn难

。

The official report indicates that no one survived the air disaster; all met with disaster.

zhě者

de的

yí遗

tǐ体

。

The rescue team is searching for the bodies of the victims.

预

àn案

，

gèng更

duō多

rén人

kě可

néng能

huì会

yù遇

nàn难

。

Without a comprehensive emergency plan, more people might meet with disaster.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 遇难.

Words with 遇

遇到yù dàoHSK 3
境遇jìng yù
待遇dài yù
机遇jī yù
相遇xiāng yù
遇上yù shàng
遇见yù jiàn
遇险yù xiǎn

Words with 难

难过nán guòHSK 3
困难kùn nanHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
难道nán dàoHSK 4
不难bù nán
为难wéi nán
刁难diāo nàn
灾难zāi nàn