The Chinese word 撞见 (zhuàngjiàn) is a verb-object compound formed by combining the verb 撞 (zhuàng), meaning "to collide with" or "to bump into", with the verb 见 (jiàn), meaning "to see" or "to meet". Together, they create a figurative meaning where the literal sense of physically bumping into something merges with the act of seeing, resulting in the specific meaning of "to come across unexpectedly", "to run into", or "to catch sight of by chance", often conveying a sense of an accidental or unforeseen encounter.