Word: 碰上 (pèngshàng)

强盗遇见打家劫舍的,碰上了对手

qiángdào yùjiàn dǎjiājiéshè de,pèngshàngle duìshǒu

a robber meets a house-raider: he has run into his match

急惊风碰上慢郎中，越等越急

jí jīngfēng pèngshàng màn lángzhōng, yuè děng yuè jí

acute infantile convulsions meet a slow doctor: the longer you wait, the more anxious you get

我以前经常碰上她。

Wǒ yǐqián jīngcháng pèngshàng tā.

I used to bump into her all the time.

我们谁都会不时碰上些小麻烦。

Wǒmen shéi dōu huì bùshí pèngshàng xiēxiǎo máfan.

We all encounter a few problems.

我碰上了一个老朋友。

Wǒ pèngshàngle yí gè lǎopéngyou.

I bumped into an old friend.

才学理发就碰上大胡子，难剃

cáixué lǐfà jiù pèngshàng dà húzi, nán tì

Just learning to cut hair and meeting a man with a big beard: hard to shave (hard question)

挖井碰上自流泉，巧得很

wā jǐng pèngshàng zì liúquán, qiǎo de hěn

digging a well and hitting a flowing spring: what a coincidence

残灯碰上羊角风，一吹就灭

cándēng pèngshàng yángjiǎofēng, yì chuī jiù miè

A dying lamp meets a whirlwind: one gust and it's out

看来我们要碰上一场暴风雨。

Kànlai wǒmen yào pèngshàng yìcháng bàofēngyǔ.

Looks like we're in for a storm.

瞎猫逮住死老鼠,碰上的

xiā māo dǎi zhù sǐ lǎoshǔ,pèngshàng de

a blind cat catches a dead mouse: just ran into it

铁拐李卖跌打药，总会碰上识货人

Tiěguǎi Lǐ mài diēdǎyào, zǒnghuì pèngshàng shíhuò rén

Iron-Crutch Li selling bruise medicine: he will always meet someone who knows good goods