汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 萍水相逢
萍水相逢
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
Duckweed drifts with the water, gathering and dispersing uncertainly / It is a metaphor for the chance encounter of people who have never known each other
浮萍随水漂泊,聚散无定。比喻素不相识的人偶然相遇萍水相逢,尽是他乡之客。
píng shuǐ xiāng/xiàng féng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

也许萍水相逢,或许红尘过客。

Maybe we meet by chance or passing traveller of human society .

我们若萍水相逢,那变不离不弃!

If we meet by chance, that never abandon!

曾经认为的天长地久,实在不外是萍水相逢

Ever think of the everlasting, nothing is truly meet by chance.

有没有遇到这样的情况,大家萍水相逢,好聚好散。

Have not encountered such a situation, we meet by chance, good.

在那里,萍水相逢的朋友结成了生死与共的兄弟。

There improbable friends pledged to be blood brothers.

我一直想知道她为什么那么关心我,她和我萍水相逢,甚至语言不通。

I wondered how she could be so concerned, not knowing me, not even knowing my words.

虽然我们萍水相逢,可是我觉得你是个了不起的有志气的姑娘。

Although we have only met by chance, I can see you are a very remarkable girl with a clear purpose in life.