碰见
HSK 2 (2021)
碰见 (pèngjiàn) · to run into
碰见 (pèngjiàn) means “to run into; to bump into”. It is written with 2 characters: 碰 (to touch) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 碰见 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)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我昨天碰见小明了。Wǒ zuótiān pèngjiàn Xiǎo Míng le.I bumped into Xiao Ming yesterday.
你在哪儿碰见他的？Nǐ zài nǎr pèngjiàn tā de?Where did you run into him?
Questions about 碰见
What does 碰见 mean?
碰见 (pèngjiàn) means “to run into; to bump into”.
How do you pronounce 碰见?
碰见 is pronounced pèngjiàn.
Which HSK level is 碰见?
碰见 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 碰到pèngdàoto run into
- 碰pèngto touch
- 见面jiànmiànto meet
- 看见kànjiànto see
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 再见zàijiàngoodbye
- 常见chángjiàncommon
- 见到jiàndàoto see
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 意见yìjiànopinion
Learn 碰见 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.