撞车 (zhuàng chē) — (v.o.) to collide (of vehicles); (v.o.) to have a time conflict, to clash (of opinions or interests)
Definition
撞车 (zhuàng chē) is a verb-object phrase: literally 'hit car(s)' for vehicle collisions, and figuratively 'clash' for overlapping schedules or conflicting opinions. Always splits with 了 or other aspect: 撞了车, 别撞车.
verb
(v.o.) to collide (of vehicles)(v.o.) to have a time conflictto clash (of opinions or interests)
Examples
- 。Zuó tiān mǎ lù shang yǒu liǎng liàng chē zhuàng le chē.Two cars collided on the road yesterday.
- 撞车。Míng tiān de huì yì hé wǒ de yuē huì zhuàng chē le.Tomorrow's meeting clashes with my appointment.
- 撞车。Tā men de kàn fǎ wán quán zhuàng chē le.Their opinions completely clashed.
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