Meaning of 萍水相逢
萍水相逢 means a chance encounter between strangers; to meet by chance like drifting duckweed. Pronounced píng shuǐ xiāng féng. HSK 7-9.
- a chance encounter between strangers; to meet by chance like drifting duckweed
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
guò过
shì是
píng萍
shuǐ水
xiāng相
féng逢
，
bù不
bì必
tài太
guò过
kè客
qi气
。
We are merely strangers who met by chance; there's no need to be so formal.
Lǚ旅
tú途
zhōng中
de的
píng萍
shuǐ水
xiāng相
féng逢
，
yǒu有
shí时
néng能
liú留
xià下
yī一
duàn段
měi美
hǎo好
de的
huí回
yì忆
。
A chance encounter during a journey can sometimes leave behind a beautiful memory.
Zhè这
liǎng两
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
zài在
yī一
cì次
huì会
yì议
shàng上
píng萍
shuǐ水
xiāng相
féng逢
，
hòu后
lái来
chéng成
le了
zhì挚
yǒu友
。
These two writers met by chance at a conference and later became close friends.
Rén人
shēng生
jiù就
xiàng像
píng萍
shuǐ水
xiāng相
féng逢
，
jù聚
sàn散
wú无
cháng常
。
Life is like a chance encounter; gatherings and separations are unpredictable.