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碰到

pèngdào

to run into; to touch

A person touching a vase
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Characters in this word

碰 pèng

Strokes
13
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 並 to combine, to annex
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

到 dào

Strokes
8
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
至 reach, arrive 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我碰到老师。 Wǒ pèngdào lǎoshī. I ran into the teacher.
  • 别碰到门。 Bié pèngdào mén. Do not bump into the door.
  • 她碰到朋友。 Tā pèngdào péngyou. She ran into a friend.

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