撞见 (zhuàng jiàn) is a verb meaning 'to bump into someone unexpectedly' — usually implying an unplanned, often slightly awkward or surprising encounter. The character 撞 (zhuàng) literally means 'to collide' or 'to hit', suggesting sudden physical or situational contact, while 见 (jiàn) means 'to see' or 'to meet'. Together, they convey the sense of encountering someone by chance, without prior arrangement — not necessarily face-to-face in a literal collision, but rather stumbling upon them in a shared space or moment.

This word is commonly used in informal spoken and written Chinese to describe accidental meetings in everyday settings: walking past a colleague at the supermarket, running into an ex-partner at a café, or finding a friend unannounced at home. It carries a neutral-to-slightly-negative connotation depending on context — sometimes implying embarrassment, interruption, or bad timing — and is rarely used for planned meetings or formal situations.