Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.knock; bump against; bump into
瓷器没有包装好,在路上全部磕碰碎了。
The china wasn't wrapped up properly, and it got knocked and broken on the journey.
禁得住磕碰
can stand jostling
衣架放在走廊里,晚上走路时总是磕碰。
People often bump against the clothes rack in the hallway at night.
- 2
v.metaclash; squabble
几家住在一个院子里,生活上出现一点磕碰是难免的。
Petty bickering is inevitable when several families live in the same courtyard.
就算是一家人,也难免会有磕碰。
Squabbles are inevitable even among members of the same family.
这么多人在一块工作,平日里有个磕碰也是可以理解的。
With so many people working together, it is understandable that clashes sometimes occur.
- 3
n.metaobstacles
他不是那种向失败低头的人,尽管在他的生活中有过几次厉害的磕碰。
He isn't the type to give in to defeat despite a number of hard knocks in his life.
Word usage
- Reduplication"磕碰" can be reduplicated, for example: "磕磕碰碰".
这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的,碎了不少。
This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.