撞 (zhuàng) — to bump into, to collide with; to run into (someone by chance)
Definition
撞 (zhuàng) emphasizes impact — physical collision (hitting a wall) or a sudden unexpected meeting. 碰见 and 遇到 are for simply meeting someone by chance; 碰撞 is more formal for objects clashing.
verb
to bump intoto collide withto run into (someone by chance)
Examples
- 撞。Wǒ bù xiǎo xīn zhuàng dào le tā.I accidentally bumped into him.
- 撞。Nà liàng chē zhuàng shàng le yì kē dà shù.That car ran into a big tree.
- 撞。Wǒ zài jiē shàng zhuàng shàng le yí gè lǎo péng you.I ran into an old friend on the street.
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