冲 (chòng) — (of water or force) to dash against; to mix with water (e.g., brew tea)
Definition
冲 (chòng) here is a preposition/prep-like verb meaning 'toward, aimed at' in colloquial use (e.g. 她冲我笑 = she smiled at me), distinct from the HSK5 verb 冲 (chōng) 'to rinse / to charge'.
(of water or force) to dash againstto mix with water (e.g., brew tea)
Examples
- 冲。Hǎi làng chòng zài shí tou shàng.The waves dash against the rocks.
- 冲。Qǐng yòng kāi shuǐ chòng chá.Please use boiling water to brew tea.
- 冲。Hóng shuǐ chòng huài le fáng zi.The flood water damaged the house.
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