run into; meet by chance; encounter unexpectedly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to run into; to meet by chance; to encounter unexpectedly
Typically implies an unplanned, often surprising encounter. Can be used for both pleasant and awkward meetings.
Wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
zài在
shāng商
chǎng场
zhuàng撞
jiàn见
le了
gāo高
zhōng中
tóng同
xué学
。
I ran into a high school classmate at the mall yesterday.
Zhēn真
dǎo倒
méi霉
，
yòu又
zhuàng撞
jiàn见
tā他
le了
。
What bad luck—I ran into him again.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
zhuàng撞
jiàn见
wǒ我
de的
qián前
rèn任
。
I don't want to run into my ex.
Tā他
men们
zài在
chāo超
shì市
zhuàng撞
jiàn见
le了
bǐ彼
cǐ此
。
They ran into each other at the supermarket.