Meaning of 碰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to touch
- to meet with
- to bump
- variant of 碰[peng4]
- old variant of 碰[peng4]
How to use 碰
碰 is used for physical contact, like bumping or touching something, and also for meeting someone by chance. It often appears with a result word, as in 碰到 (pèngdào) or 碰见 (pèngjiàn). Example: 我在超市碰到了老师。(Wǒ zài chāoshì pèngdào le lǎoshī.) I ran into my teacher at the supermarket.
碰 (pèng) has 石 (shí, stone) on the left and 並 (bìng, side by side) on the right. Picture two stones placed side by side until they knock into each other.
Common mistake: Learners often use 碰见 for a planned meeting, but it means meeting by chance. For an arranged meeting, use 见面 (jiànmiàn) instead. Also, 碰 is fourth tone pèng, not first tone like 朋 (péng) or 烹 (pēng).
碰 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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碰 pèng · to touch · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 碰.
| 碰到 | pèngdào | to come across; to run into |
| 碰见 | pèngjiàn | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly) |
| 碰巧 | pèngqiǎo | by chance; by coincidence |
| 碰上 | pèngshang | to run into; to come upon |
| 碰撞 | pèngzhuàng | to collide; collision |
| 碰钉子 | pèng dīngzi | to meet with a rebuff |
| 碰面 | pèngmiàn | to meet; to run into (sb) |
| 碰头 | pèngtóu | to meet; to hold a meeting |
| 碰触 | pèngchù | to touch |
| 触碰 | chùpèng | to touch; (fig.) to touch on (a matter) |
| 碰运气 | pèngyùnqi | to try one's luck; to leave sth to chance |
| 碰壁 | pèngbì | to hit a wall; (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one' |
Questions about 碰
What does 碰 mean?
碰 (pèng) means "to touch; to meet with" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 碰?
碰 is made of 1 character: 碰 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 碰 an HSK word?
Yes. 碰 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 碰 mean to touch, like 摸 (mō)?
Not quite. 碰 is brief contact, often accidental, like brushing against something. 摸 means to touch or feel something on purpose with your hand, so 别碰我的东西 means don't touch my things at all, while 摸 suggests stroking or feeling.
What does 碰钉子 (pèng dīngzi) mean?
Literally it means to bump into a nail. It is used when someone gets rejected or snubbed, for example 他去借钱，碰了个钉子 means he went to borrow money and got turned down.