How to say “run into” in Chinese
run into
“Run into” in Chinese is 碰见, pèng jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
碰见 is read pèng jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 石 “stone”: to knock against a stone.
再见 literally means “see you again”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “碰见”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “run into” in Chinese?
“Run into” in Chinese is 碰见, pinyin pèngjiàn.
What does 碰见 mean?
碰见 (pèngjiàn) means “run into”.
How do you write 碰见?
碰见 is 2 characters: 碰 (pèng) — bump into; touch; 见 (jiàn) — see. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 碰见?
碰见 is read pèngjiàn. Tones: pèng — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“run into” in the lesson “Out for a walk”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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