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碰到

pèng dào · peng dao

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Meaning

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  1. to come across
  2. to run into
  3. to meet
  4. to hit
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The bunch of scallions

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)碰到(pèngdào)王(wáng)老师(lǎoshī)了(le)。

    I just ran into Teacher Wang.

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)碰到(pèngdào)的(de)？

    Where did you run into him?

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)菜市场(càishìchǎng)，他(tā)在(zài)买(mǎi)葱(cōng)。

    At the market. He was buying scallions.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)，你(nǐ)打招呼(dǎzhāohu)了(le)吗(ma)？

    He saw you, did you say hello?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)拿着(názhe)一(yī)大(dà)把(bǎ)葱(cōng)，就(jiù)假装(jiǎzhuāng)没(méi)碰到(pèngdào)他(tā)。

    I was holding a big bunch of scallions, so I pretended I did not run into him.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)刚(gāng)才(cái)还(hái)碰(pèng)到(dào)他(tā)来(lái)着(zhe)。

I met him just now.

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02

搬(bān)箱(xiāng)子(zi)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)碰(pèng)到(dào)了(le)头(tóu)。

While moving the box, I accidentally bumped my head.

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碰
pèng

to touch; to meet with

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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