碰巧

• 병음: pèng qiǎo
• 한자 분석: 碰 = 石 + 并 (stone + together — to meet by collision); 巧 = 工 + 丂 (work + adroit — skillful timing, coincidence)

뜻

공교롭게도; 우연히; 마침

Indicates that something happens by chance, without prior arrangement. Can frame both fortunate and unfortunate coincidences. Synonymous with 恰巧, 凑巧, 恰好. Functions as a sentence adverb placed directly before the verb, without 地.

예문

1. 我碰巧在街角遇见了多年未见的老同学，双方都惊喜万分。
2. 他碰巧路过那家书店时，橱窗里摆着他苦寻已久的绝版书籍。
3. 碰巧那天我没有带伞，偏偏又遭遇了难得一见的暴雨。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday speech, narrative, coincidence

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 她碰巧在机场候机时遇见了多年前的恩师，两人相视一笑，往事历历在目，令人感慨万千。(She happened to run into her former mentor while waiting at the airport — the two exchanged a knowing smile, with memories flooding back vividly.)
• 我碰巧看到了那份内部文件，才意识到这个项目已经悄然进行了将近两年。(I happened to see that internal document and only then realised the project had been quietly underway for nearly two years.)

피해야 할 표현

• 他碰巧地做了这件事 — 碰巧 is a sentence adverb and cannot take 地; place it directly before the verb without any particle

기원과 역사

碰 (bump into/chance upon) + 巧 (coincidental, clever) — chancing upon something by fortunate or unfortunate circumstance

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal