pèng tóu

碰 头

Level:

SW HSK 5 RW AAB

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v.meet and discuss
- nǐ men pèng tóu kàn kàn néng fǒu xiǎng chū ge jì huà
  你们碰头看看能否想出个计划。
  Lay your heads together and see if you can think out a scheme.
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v.meet/see each other; go into a huddle
- jué dìng xià cì pèng tóu de dì diǎn
  决定下次碰头的地点
  decide on the site of the next meeting
- tā men tiān tiān dōu pèng tóu
  他们天天都碰头。
  They see each other every day.
- tā men yī pèng tóu wèn tí hěn kuài jiù jiě jué le
  他们一碰头，问题很快就解决了。
  They put their heads together and promptly solved the problem.
synonym
jiàn miàn见面 pèng miàn碰面
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v.dialkowtow
- zài zhōng guó nóng cūn dì qū jié hūn shí xīn láng xīn niáng yào gěi zhǎng bèi pèng tóu
  在中国农村地区，结婚时新郎新娘要给长辈碰头。
  In rural China, the bride and groom meet their elders when they get married.

Separable word
"碰" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我上楼梯时，不小心碰到了头。
  I bumped my head accidentally when I was going upstairs.
- 我们今天一定要碰个头。
  We must meet up today.
- 我们总是见不上面，碰不上头。
  We never bumped into each other.
Reduplication
"碰头" can be reduplicated, for example: "碰碰头".
- 今天上午我们能花几分钟时间碰碰头吗?
  Can we have a briefing and discuss it this morning?

碰头