bump into; meet unexpectedly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to meet by chance; to bump into; to run into
informalCommonly used for unplanned, casual encounters with people. The tone is neutral and used in everyday speech.
Zuó昨
tiān天
wǒ我
zài在
jiē街
shang上
pèng碰
jiàn见
tā他
。
I bumped into him on the street yesterday.
Zhēn真
qiǎo巧
，
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
pèng碰
jiàn见
nǐ你
le了
。
What a coincidence, running into you at the library.
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Wǒ我
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
huì会
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
pèng碰
jiàn见
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
。
I didn't expect to meet an old classmate there.
Wǒ我
men们
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
pèng碰
jiàn见
。
We often bump into each other at the park.
Pèng碰
jiàn见
shú熟
rén人
yào要
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
。
You should greet someone when you run into an acquaintance.