碰巧
B1
Level 5
★ Core word
碰巧 (pèng qiǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “by chance”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- by chance
- by coincidence
- to happen to
Stroke order
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Example
我碰巧遇到了一位老朋友。
I happened to run into an old friend.
Related words at this level
Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).