萍水相逢

píng shuǐ xiāng féng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

比喻素不相识的人偶然相遇。

A chance acquaintance; meeting by chance like drifting duckweeds.

用于形容陌生人偶然相遇，通常带有缘分或随机之意。

Used to describe strangers meeting by chance, often implying fate or randomness.

1 我们虽然是萍水相逢，但一见如故。 (Although we just met by chance, we hit it off right away.)
2 在旅途中，萍水相逢的朋友往往能带来意外的惊喜。 (Friends met by chance during a trip often bring unexpected surprises.)
3 他们俩萍水相逢，却聊得非常投机。 (They met by chance but had a very congenial conversation.)
4 萍水相逢的缘分，让这两个陌生人成了知己。 (The fate of a chance meeting made these two strangers become close friends.)
5 我们只是萍水相逢，没想到后来竟成了合作伙伴。 (We just met by chance, but unexpectedly later became business partners.)

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