碰见

pèng jiàn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

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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

to touch

to see

to appear

碰见