Chinese Word: 碰 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

碰HSK 5

Pinyin: pèng

English Definition: to touch; to meet with; to bump

Chinese Definition:
①撞击：碰击。碰撞。碰壁(喻事情办不成)。碰碰车。碰钉子。
②相遇：碰见。碰头。碰巧。
③试探：碰运气。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 石

Pictophonetic:並 indicates the sound; 石 (rock) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
- 並 [ bìng ] to combine, to annex; also, what's more

Similar Characters: 碝

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碰撞HSK 5	pèng zhuàng	to collide; collision
碰见	pèng jiàn	to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
碰壁	pèng bì	to hit a wall; (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face
碰巧	pèng qiǎo	by chance; by coincidence; to happen to
碰头	pèng tóu	to meet; to hold a meeting

1		wǒ 我 jīn tiān 今天 pèng dào 碰到 le 了 lǎo péng you 老朋友。 I ran into an old friend today.
2		měi cì 每次 qù 去 jiàn shēn fáng 健身房 dū huì 都会 pèng dào 碰到 tā 他。 I always run into him at the gym.
3		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 pèng dào 碰到 nà ge 那个 tǎo yàn 讨厌 de 的 rén 人。 I don't want to come across that annoying guy.
4		wǒ men 我们 xī wàng 希望 tā 他 bú yào 不要 pèng dào 碰到 zhè ge 这个 nán tí 难题。 We hope he won't run into this difficult problem.
5		wǒ 我 zuó wǎn 昨晚 pèng dào 碰到 le 了 yì qún 一群 hē zuì 喝醉 de 的 rén 人。 I bumped into a group of drunk people last night.

1		wǒ 我 jīn tiān 今天 pèng dào 碰到 le 了 lǎo péng you 老朋友。 I ran into an old friend today.
2		měi cì 每次 qù 去 jiàn shēn fáng 健身房 dū huì 都会 pèng dào 碰到 tā 他。 I always run into him at the gym.
3		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 pèng dào 碰到 nà ge 那个 tǎo yàn 讨厌 de 的 rén 人。 I don't want to come across that annoying guy.
4		wǒ men 我们 xī wàng 希望 tā 他 bú yào 不要 pèng dào 碰到 zhè ge 这个 nán tí 难题。 We hope he won't run into this difficult problem.
5		wǒ 我 zuó wǎn 昨晚 pèng dào 碰到 le 了 yì qún 一群 hē zuì 喝醉 de 的 rén 人。 I bumped into a group of drunk people last night.