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碰见 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say pèng jiàn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
碰见表示偶然遇到某人。
pèng jiàn biǎo shì ǒu rán yù dào mǒu rén。
碰见 means to meet someone by chance.
Context note
碰见常用于路上、学校、商店等场景。
pèng jiàn cháng yòng yú lù shang 、 xué xiào 、 shāng diàn děng chǎng jǐng。
It is often used on the road, at school, or in shops.
5 examples
我在路上碰见了老师。
wǒ zài lù shang pèng jiàn le lǎo shī。
I ran into the teacher on the road.
她碰见了老朋友。
tā pèng jiàn le lǎo péng yǒu。
She bumped into an old friend.
我们昨天碰见了他。
wǒ men zuó tiān pèng jiàn le tā。
We met him by chance yesterday.
碰见你真高兴。
pèng jiàn nǐ zhēn gāo xìng。
It's nice to run into you.
他在商店里碰见了同学。
tā zài shāng diàn lǐ pèng jiàn le tóng xué。
He ran into a classmate in the shop.
5 mini stories
放学路上，我碰见了以前的同学。
fàng xué lù shang， wǒ pèng jiàn le yǐ qián de tóng xué。
On the way home from school, I ran into an old classmate.
她在超市碰见了邻居。
tā zài chāo shì pèng jiàn le lín jū。
She ran into her neighbor in the supermarket.
碰见老师后，他马上问好。
pèng jiàn lǎo shī hòu， tā mǎ shàng wèn hǎo。
After running into the teacher, he greeted them right away.
我没想到会碰见你。
wǒ méi xiǎng dào huì pèng jiàn nǐ。
I didn't expect to run into you.
他们在公园碰见后，一起散步。
tā men zài gōng yuán pèng jiàn hòu， yì qǐ sàn bù。
After meeting in the park, they walked together.