Word: 碰 (pèng)

一个锅里搅勺子,免不了锅沿儿碰勺边儿

yí gè guō lǐ jiǎo sháozi,miǎnbùliǎo guō yánr pèng sháo biānr

stirring spoons in one pot, the spoon is bound to knock the pot's rim

三条腿的板凳,一碰就倒

sāntiáo tuǐ de bǎndèng,yí pèng jiù dǎo

a three-legged stool: topples at a touch

不能去乱碰的！

Bùnéng qù luàn pèng de!

You can't touch it!

不要再碰我的东西。

Búyào zài pèng wǒ de dōngxi.

Don't ever touch my things again.

不要碰伤口。

Búyào pèng shāngkǒu.

Don't touch the wound.

不要碰我的东西。

Búyào pèng wǒ de dōngxi.

Don't touch my stuff.

不要碰我的相机。

Búyào pèng wǒ de xiàngjī.

Don't touch my camera.

不要碰我的车。

Búyào pèng wǒ de chē.

Leave my car alone.

不要碰这些。

Búyào pèng zhèxiē.

Don't touch these.

不要让他碰它。

Búyào ràng tā pèng tā.

Don't let him touch it.

他们碰了碰杯子。

Tāmen pèngle pèng bēizi.

They clinked their glasses together.

他去借钱，结果碰了个钉子。

Tā qù jièqián, jiéguǒ pèngle gè dīngzi.

He went to borrow money and hit a snag.

他碰了我的手。

Tā pèngle wǒ de shǒu.

He touched my hand.

伤口还没愈合，别碰水。

Shāngkǒu hái méi yùhé, bié pèng shuǐ.

The wound hasn't healed yet, so keep it out of water.

别用你的脏手碰这个。

Bié yòng nǐ de zāng shǒu pèng zhège.

Don't touch this with your dirty hands.

别碰我！

Bié pèng wǒ!

Don't touch me!

别碰我的相机。

Bié pèng wǒ de xiàngjī.

Leave my camera alone.

勺子免不了碰锅台

sháozi miǎnbùliǎo pèng guōtái

a ladle can't avoid knocking the stove rim

夫妻吵架好比舌头碰牙

fūqī chǎojià hǎobǐ shétou pèng yá

a couple's quarrel is like the tongue knocking the teeth

她头一碰枕头就睡着了。

Tā tóu yí pèng zhěntou jiù shuìzháole.

She was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

孙猴子碰着如来佛，跳不出手心

sūnhóuzi pèngzhe rúláifó, tiào bù chūshǒu xīn

Monkey Sun meets the Buddha: he can't leap out of the palm of his hand

孩子，不要碰那面镜子！

Háizi, búyào pèng nà miàn jìngzi!

Kid, don't touch the mirror!

小心，别碰那盆仙人掌！

Xiǎoxīn, bié pèng nà pén xiānrénzhǎng!

Careful, don't touch that cactus!

小心，别碰那道电网！

Xiǎoxīn, bié pèng nà dào diànwǎng!

Careful, don't touch that electric fence!

掐掉翅膀的苍蝇，乱转乱碰

qiā diào chìbǎng de cāngying, luàn zhuàn luàn pèng

a fly with its wings pinched off: spinning and bumping randomly

没有舌头不碰牙的

méiyǒu shétou bú pèng yá de

there is no tongue that doesn't bump the teeth

没碰过钉子不知道疼

méi pèngguo dīngzi bù zhīdào téng

if you've never hit a nail, you don't know it hurts

烧火棍捅灶火坑，又得碰，又离不开

shāohuǒgùn tǒng zàohuǒkēng, yòu děi pèng, yòu líbùkāi

a fire poker prodding the stove hole: it has to bump it, and can't leave it

狗头戴沙锅，乱磕乱碰

gǒutóu dài shāguō, luàn kē luàn pèng

a dog with a clay pot on its head: bumping into everything

王八碰桥墩，不敢露头

wángba pèng qiáodūn, bùgǎn lòutóu

a turtle bumps a bridge pier: dare not show its head

瓷器店里翻跟头,少不了磕磕碰碰

cíqì diàn li fāngēntou,shàobùliǎo kē kēpèng pèng

turning somersaults in a porcelain shop: bound to bump and knock into things

石头碰石头，一碰就发火

shítou pèng shítou, yí pèng jiù fāhuǒ

stone hits stone: sparks fly at once

舌头碰牙齿，免不了

shétou pèng yáchǐ, miǎnbùliǎo

tongue bumping teeth: unavoidable

谁碰了我的枪？

Shéi pèngle wǒ de qiāng?

Who touched my gun?

这层膜很薄，一碰就破了。

Zhè céng mó hěn báo, yí pèng jiù pòle.

This membrane is very thin and tears at a touch.

马勺碰锅沿儿，免不了

mǎsháo pèng guō yánr, miǎnbùliǎo

A ladle knocks the edge of the pot: unavoidable

鸡蛋碰不过石头

jīdàn pèng búguò shítou

an egg can't beat a stone