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