萍水相逢

píng shuǐ xiāng féng

HSK 7

Sign in to save words Read stories with this word →

Meaning 释义

  1. strangers coming together by chance (idiom)

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

关山guānshān难nán越yuè，谁shéi悲bēi失shī路lù之zhī人rén。萍水相逢Píngshuǐxiāngféng，尽是jìnshì他乡tāxiāng之zhī客kè。

The mountain passes are hard to cross; who will mourn for those who have lost their way? Meeting by chance like drifting duckweed, we are all but travelers in a foreign land.

Tatoeba #13953433

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Character breakdown 单字拆解

Click a character to watch it being written stroke by stroke — parts are shown under the writer.

Related words 相关词

不 bù HSK 1 再 zài HSK 1 才 cái HSK 3 前 qián HSK 1 不过 bù guò HSK 4 不要 bù yào HSK 1 不错 bù cuò HSK 2 位 wèi HSK 2

Learn it for real

Words stick when you meet them in stories. MandarinMiles is a graded reader library — every word is clickable, annotated with pinyin, and saveable to your wordbook for spaced review.

Browse the library Grammar lessons Review flashcards
PWA diagnostics