碰面
pèng miàn
Pinyin

Definition

碰面
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pèng miàn
  1. to meet
  2. to run into (sb)
  3. to get together (with sb)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
zhuō miàn
  1. 1 desktop
  2. 2 tabletop
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
huà miàn
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 tableau
  3. 3 picture
  4. 4 image
  5. 5 screen (displayed by a computer)
  6. 6 (motion picture) frame
  7. 7 field of view
pèng shàng
  1. 1 to run into
  2. 2 to come upon
  3. 3 to meet
pèng dào
  1. 1 to come across
  2. 2 to run into
  3. 3 to meet
  4. 4 to hit
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
jiàn miàn
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to see each other
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
tiě miàn
  1. 1 iron mask (as defensive armor)
  2. 2 fig. upright and selfless person
miàn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)
miàn duì
  1. 1 to confront
  2. 2 to face
miàn bāo
  1. 1 bread
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn],袋[dài],塊|块[kuài]
yī miàn
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 one aspect
  3. 3 simultaneously... (and...)
  4. 4 one's whole face
jiǎ miàn
  1. 1 mask

Idioms (20)

一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
  1. 1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
  1. 1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
  2. 2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
  1. 1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
  2. 2 to surface
  3. 3 to appear
泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn
  1. 1 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
独当一面
dú dāng yī miàn
  1. 1 to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
  1. 1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
眼观四面,耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
  1. 1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
  2. 2 blind luck
知人知面不知心
zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn
  1. 1 one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

Sample Sentences

秦宇终于松了一口气,原来是个乌龙,只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字,聊了几句,原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧,同时也是个古董控,一个月前去了上海玩,在上海看了几场话剧,还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信,但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了,暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ,yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ,zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ,liáo le jǐ jù ,yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ,tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ,yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ,zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ,hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ,dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ,zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
再过三周NBA新赛季就要开赛了,有了上个赛季的恩怨情仇,这两支球队的碰面一定会更有意思,让我们拭目以待吧。
zài guò sān zhōu NBA xīn sàijì jiùyào kāi sài le ,yǒu le shànggè sàijì de ēn yuàn qíng chóu ,zhè liǎng zhī qiúduì de pèngmiàn yīdìng huì gèng yǒu yìsi ,ràng wǒmen shìmùyǐdài ba 。
In another three weeks the new NBA season will start, and with the grudges and animosity left over from last season, the meeting of these two teams should be interesting, leaving us holding our breath in anticipation.
碰面
pèngmiàn
To meet up.
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