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
碰巧
pèngqiǎo
by chance; coincidentally
Characters in this word
巧 qiǎo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 工 labor, work 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我碰巧在机场遇见了那位多年未联系的教授。 Wǒ pèngqiǎo zài jīchǎng yùjiàn le nà wèi duō nián wèi liánxì de jiàoshòu. I happened to meet that professor at the airport after many years without contact.
- 我去超市的时候，碰巧遇到了老同学。 Wǒ qù chāoshì de shíhou, pèngqiǎo yùdào le lǎo tóngxué. When I went to the supermarket, I happened to run into an old classmate.
- 他打电话来的时候，我碰巧在家。 Tā dǎ diànhuà lái de shíhou, wǒ pèngqiǎo zài jiā. When he called, I happened to be at home.
Related words
- 碰 pèng to touch or bump into; to meet by chance
- 碰到 pèngdào to run into; to touch
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 碰撞 pèngzhuàng to collide
- 碰钉子 pèngdīngzi to meet with a rebuff; to hit a snag
- 巧 qiǎo skillful; clever
- 技巧 jìqiǎo skill; technique
- 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate
- 巧妙 qiǎomiào clever, ingenious
- 凑巧 còuqiǎo coincidental; by chance
- 乖巧 guāiqiǎo clever and obedient; well-behaved
- 精巧 jīngqiǎo exquisite; delicate; ingenious