Writing
碰见 (pèng jiàn) — how to say "to run into" in Chinese
碰见
To run into
verb
Character composition
碰
to bump
见
to see
Radicals / Keys
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
見
See
#147 · jiàn · 7 strokes
Collocations
碰见老师
pèngjiàn lǎoshī
to run into a teacher
Examples
我在路上碰见了一个老同学。
I ran into an old classmate on the road.
我碰见朋友。
I ran into a friend.
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Frequently asked questions
Run into in Chinese
"to run into" in Chinese is 碰见 (pèng jiàn).
What does 碰见 mean in English?
碰见 (pèng jiàn) means "To run into".
How is 碰见 pronounced?
It is pronounced pèng jiàn (written as peng jian, pengjian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to run into" in Chinese characters?
It is written 碰见: 碰 has 13 strokes, 见 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 碰见?
碰见 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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