碰见

碰見

pèngjiàn

verb HSK 2 #8,005

Meanings

1 to bump into; to meet unexpectedly

Characters

to bump; to run into

to see; to meet

Examples

我在商场碰见了她。

Wǒ zài shāngchǎng pèng jiàn le tā.

I bumped into her at the mall.

没想到在这里碰见你！

Méi xiǎng dào zài zhèlǐ pèng jiàn nǐ!

I didn't expect to run into you here!

Tips

mistakes

碰到 vs 碰见: both mean "to run into," but 碰见 specifically means meeting a person by chance, while 碰到 can also mean encountering situations or problems.

Stroke Order

碰 pèng

见 jiàn