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碰见

pèng jiàn · peng jian

Traditional 碰見

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to run into
  2. to meet (unexpectedly)
  3. to bump into
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The man in the mirror

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)超市(chāoshì)碰见(pèngjiàn)一个(yīgè)人(rén)，他(tā)对(duì)我(wǒ)笑(xiào)了(le)。

    Yesterday I ran into someone in the supermarket. He smiled at me.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)他(tā)吗(ma)？

    Did you know him?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)认识(rènshi)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)也(yě)对(duì)他(tā)笑(xiào)了(le)。

    No, but I smiled at him too.

  4. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)是(shì)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)碰见(pèngjiàn)的(de)？

    Where did you run into him?

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)水果(shuǐguǒ)区(qū)。后来(hòulái)我(wǒ)发现(fāxiàn)那(nà)是(shì)一面(yīmiàn)镜子(jìngzi)。

    By the fruit. Later I found out it was a mirror.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)墨(mò)西(xī)哥(gē)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)碰(pèng)见(jiàn)了(le)她(tā)。

I met her during my stay in Mexico.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)偶(ǒu)然(rán)在(zài)巴(bā)士(shì)上(shàng)碰(pèng)见(jiàn)了(le)一(yí)位(wèi)旧(jiù)朋(péng)友(you)。

I bumped into an old friend on the bus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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碰
pèng

to touch; to meet with

见
jiàn

to see; to meet

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