bù​qī'ér​yù

to meet by chance

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. verbnoun
    to hope
    To hope for, expect, or look forward to
  3. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. verb
    to encounter
    (bound form) to meet by chance; to encounter or happen upon; to suffer or be subjected to