触碰

觸碰

chùpèng

verb

Meanings

1 to touch
2 to cross (a line or limit)

Characters

to bump; to touch

Examples

HSK 6

无论做什么生意，都不能触碰法律的红线。

Wúlùn zuò shénme shēngyi, dōu bù néng chùpèng fǎlǜ de hóngxiàn.

Whatever business you're in, you must never cross the legal red line.

HSK 7-9

请不要用手触碰展品。

Qǐng búyào yòng shǒu chùpèng zhǎnpǐn.

Please do not touch the exhibits with your hands.

Tips

usage

触碰 is more formal than 碰 and is the word on museum and shop signs. Figuratively it means crossing a limit: 触碰底线 (to cross someone's bottom line), 触碰红线 (to cross a red line).

Stroke Order

触 chù

碰 pèng