碰到
HSK 2 (2021)
碰到 (pèngdào) · to run into
碰到 (pèngdào) means “to run into; to come across”. It is written with 2 characters: 碰 (to touch) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 碰到 is built
The characters
碰 pèng · to touch
What 碰 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 並bìng — to combine
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 亚yà — Asia
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 业yè — business
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 並 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在路上碰到了老师。Wǒ zài lùshàng pèngdào le lǎoshī.I ran into my teacher on the way.
你碰到什么难题了？Nǐ pèngdào shénme nántí le?What difficulty have you run into?
Questions about 碰到
What does 碰到 mean?
碰到 (pèngdào) means “to run into; to come across”.
How do you pronounce 碰到?
碰到 is pronounced pèngdào.
Which HSK level is 碰到?
碰到 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 碰见pèngjiànto run into
- 碰pèngto touch
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 找到zhǎodàoto find
- 到处dàochùeverywhere
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
Learn 碰到 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.