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碰上

pèng shàng · peng shang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to run into
  2. to come upon
  3. to meet
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Who I ran into

  1. Dengdeng

    猜猜(cāicāi)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)碰上(pèngshàng)了(le)谁(shéi)！

    Guess who I ran into today!

  2. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)？我(wǒ)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    Who? Do I know them?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)小学(xiǎoxué)老师(lǎoshī)！在(zài)路上(lùshang)碰上(pèngshàng)的(de)。

    My primary school teacher! I ran into her on the road.

  4. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you two talk?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)还(hái)没交(méijiāo)呢(ne)。

    No. I ran away. My homework is still not handed in.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)一(yì)年(nián)碰(pèng)上(shàng)了(le)两(liǎng)起(qǐ)事(shì)故(gù)。

She had two accidents within a year.

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02

我(wǒ)在(zài)路(lù)上(shang)碰(pèng)上(shàng)了(le)多(duō)年(nián)不(bú)见(jiàn)的(de)老(lǎo)同(tóng)学(xué)。

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

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