pèng
to meet with
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我碰到了一个朋友。
wǒ pèngdàole yīgè péngyou.
I ran into a friend.
小心别碰到桌子。
xiǎoxīn bié pèngdào zhuōzi.
Be careful not to hit the table.
我们碰杯庆祝一下。
wǒmen pèngbēi qìngzhù yīxià.
Let's clink glasses to celebrate.
避 (bì)
avoid
躲 (duǒ)
dodge
The Chinese character 碰 (pèng) is composed of two parts: the radical 扌(shǒu), which indicates that the character is related to hand or action, and the phonetic component 朋 (péng), which provides a clue to its pronunciation. The original meaning of 碰 is "to strike" or "to collide", which can be seen in the way the character is written: the hand radical suggests the action of striking, while the phonetic component 朋 evokes the sound of two objects colliding. Over time, the meaning of 碰 has expanded to include other related concepts, such as "to meet" or "to encounter", as well as "to try" or "to attempt". In modern Chinese, 碰 is commonly used in phrases such as 碰运气 (pèng yùnqi, "to try one's luck") and 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo, "to happen to meet").
