碰见

Meaning(verb)

to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into

Examples

• 我在超市碰见了老同学。

  wǒ zài chāo shì pèng jiàn le lǎo tóng xué.

  I ran into an old classmate at the supermarket.

• 昨天在路上碰见你爸爸了。

  zuó tiān zài lù shang pèng jiàn nǐ bà ba le.

  I bumped into your dad on the street yesterday.

• 要是碰见他，请告诉他给我打电话。

  yào shi pèng jiàn tā, qǐng gào sù tā gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà.

  If you run into him, tell him to call me.

Easily confused

• 遇见 — Near synonyms; 碰见 is more colloquial, 遇见 slightly more literary.

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