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冲散 (chōng sàn) — to break up, scatter, disperse (a group, crowd, or mass)

Definition

A resultative verb: an external force (wind, flood, police action) drives a group or mass apart so its members scatter. Pairs with 把 or directly takes the group as object.

verb
to break upscatterdisperse (a group, crowd, or mass)

Examples

  • 冲散。
    Dà fēng bǎ rén qún chōng sàn le.
    The strong wind scattered the crowd.
  • 冲散。
    Jǐng chá yòng gāo yā shuǐ qiāng chōng sàn le shì wēi zhě.
    The police used high-pressure water cannons to disperse the protesters.
  • 冲散。
    Hóng shuǐ chōng sàn le cūn zhuāng de fáng wū.
    The flood scattered the houses of the village.

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