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碰到 (verb)

to run into, to meet (by chance)

💡 Memory Tip

Imagine throwing a STONE (石) and it BUMPS (碰) into a target, ARRIVING (到) perfectly. You 'bumped into' it!

🏛️ Origin

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Using 碰到 for scheduled meetings instead of 见面.

Forgetting the result complement 到 and just saying 碰.

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