碰
上

To run into in Chinese: 碰上 (pèng shàng)

pèng shàng

to run into

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to run into
  2. 2to come upon
  3. 3to meet

Stroke order

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碰
上

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄥˋ

pèng

ㄆ/ pㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 出门时碰上了下雨，只好回家。

    chū mén shí pèng shàng le xià yǔ， zhǐ hǎo huí jiā。

    I ran into rain when going out, so I had to go home.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

碰

pèng

to touch

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

碰见

pèng jiàn

to run into

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

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