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碰见

pèng jiàn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to run into
  2. 2. to meet (unexpectedly)
  3. 3. to bump into

Word relationships

Register variants

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偶遇
ǒu yù

to meet by chance

Formal/literary unexpected meeting

Related words

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撞见
zhuàng jiàn

to meet by accident

Encountering something awkward or unpleasant
相遇
xiāng yù

to meet

Meeting (usually expected or planned)

Synonyms

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遇见
yù jiàn

to meet

General unexpected encounter

Usage notes

Collocations

Common pattern: 碰见 + someone, implying an unexpected meeting. Rarely used with abstract objects.

Example Sentences

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我在超市 碰见 了我的老师。
I ran into my teacher at the supermarket.

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Child Words of 碰见

碰
pèng

to touch

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear