碰巧

/ pèngqiǎo /

Strokes

Definition

by chance/by coincidence/to happen to

Example

As an Adverb

accidentally; by chance/coincidence/accident; as luck would have it; as it happens; coincidentally

Zhēn

真

pèngqiǎo

碰巧

What a (happy) coincidence!

Wǒ

我

zhèngyào

正要

zhǎo

找

nǐ

你

pèngqiǎo

碰巧

nǐ

你

lái

来

了

。

I just want to see you, and by coincidence you came.

Tāliǎ

他俩

pèngqiǎo

碰巧

tóngshí

同时

dàodá

到达

。

By chance they both arrived at the same time. / They happened to arrive at the same time.

Shìfà

事发

shí

时

tā

他

pèngqiǎo

碰巧

zài

在

xiànchǎng

现场

。

It just so happened that he was there when the accident took place. / He happened to be there when the accident took place.