Writing
碰 (pèng) — how to say "to bump into" in Chinese
碰
To bump into, to meet by chance
verb
Radicals / Keys
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
Collocations
碰见朋友
pèng jiàn péng you
run into a friend
碰运气
pèng yùn qi
try one's luck
碰杯子
pèng bēi zi
clink glasses
Examples
昨天在去图书馆的路上，我不小心碰到了一个很久不见的老朋友。
Yesterday on the way to the library, I accidentally bumped into an old friend whom I hadn't seen for a long time.
我碰见他了。
I bumped into him.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to bump into" in Chinese?
"to bump into" in Chinese is 碰 (pèng).
碰 meaning in English
碰 (pèng) means "To bump into, to meet by chance".
Peng in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced pèng (written as peng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Peng in Chinese character
It is written 碰 and has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 碰?
碰 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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