碰 (pèng) — to touch (lightly), to come into contact with; to bump into, to collide with; to meet by chance, to run into (someone or something)
Definition
碰 covers three senses in one word: light physical contact, bumping/colliding, and meeting someone by chance. For 'running into' a person, 遇到 is the basic everyday choice; 碰见 is close but slightly more colloquial. For a harder collision, use 撞.
verb
to touch (lightly)to come into contact withto bump intoto collide withto meet by chanceto run into (someone or something)
Examples
- 碰，。Bié pèng wǒ de bēi zi, lǐ miàn shì rè shuǐ.Don't touch my cup; there's hot water inside.
- ，。Kāi chē de shí hou xiǎo xīn yì diǎn, bié pèng dào bié rén de chē.Be careful when driving; don't bump into other people's cars.
- 。Zuó tiān wǒ zài jiē shàng pèng jiàn le yí gè lǎo péng you.Yesterday I ran into an old friend on the street.
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