碰见
Definition
(verb phr) Unexpectedly meet someone
Examples
“昨天在地铁站,我碰见了十年不见的小学同学。”
“路上碰见前任,我赶紧低头装没看见。”
I ran into my ex on the way, so I quickly looked down and pretended not to see them.
“我在菜市场碰见了王老师,她还记得我爱吃莲藕。”
I ran into Teacher Wang at the market, and she even remembered that I liked lotus root.
“周末去书店,居然碰见了大学室友。”
I went to the bookstore this weekend and somehow ran into my college roommate.
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Other Chinese words at this level include 友爱的, 饿的, 学校, 老师, and 学生. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.

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