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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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