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撞见

zhuàng jiàn · zhuang jian

Traditional 撞見

Meaning

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  1. to meet by accident
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Teacher at the night market

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)夜市(yèshì)撞见(zhuàngjiàn)王(wáng)老师(lǎoshī)了(le)！

    Yesterday I ran into Teacher Wang at the night market!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？他(tā)在(zài)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Really? What was he doing?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)在(zài)玩(wán)套圈(tàoquān)，套(tào)了(le)十次(shícì)都(dōu)没(méi)套中(tàozhòng)。

    He was playing ring toss. Ten tries and no hit.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没(méi)过去(guòqù)打招呼(dǎzhāohu)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you go say hello?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)也(yě)撞见(zhuàngjiàn)了(le)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)三个(sāngè)棉花糖(miánhuātáng)。

    He ran into me too. I had three cotton candies in my hands.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)在(zài)街(jiē)上(shang)撞(zhuàng)见(jiàn)了(le)多(duō)年(nián)不(bú)见(jiàn)的(de)老(lǎo)同(tóng)学(xué)。

Yesterday I ran into an old classmate I hadn't seen in years on the street.

02

她(tā)回(huí)家(jiā)时(shí)撞(zhuàng)见(jiàn)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)正(zhèng)在(zài)翻(fān)她(tā)的(de)抽(chōu)屉(ti)。

When she got home, she caught a thief rummaging through her drawer.

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