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碰见

pèngjiàn

Description

“碰见”是指没有约好,就在路上或别的地方遇到了某个人。

"碰见" means to meet someone by chance on the street or elsewhere without an appointment.

这个词很口语,我们常说“今天我碰见了一个老朋友”。

This word is very colloquial; we often say, "Today I 碰见了 an old friend."

Meanings

碰见pèngjiàn

to run into; meet by chance

我在超市碰见了我的老师。

I ran into my teacher at the supermarket.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    碰 (to bump into) + 见 (to see), literally 'bump and see'.

  • Nuance

    implies an unplanned, chance encounter, unlike 见面 which can be arranged.

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