冲击 (chōng jī) — to pound against, to batter (of waves, forces);…

Definition

Names the impact itself (waves pounding, a crisis hitting the economy); 比打击 more neutral and physical, less about 'striking' or 'cracking down'.

verb

to pound againstto batter (of waves, forces)to impactto affect (often negatively, of events, crises)

冲击。
Hǎi làng bú duàn chōng jī zhe hǎi àn.
The waves keep pounding against the coast.
冲击。
Jīn róng wēi jī duì quán qiú jīng jì zào chéng le jù dà chōng jī.
The financial crisis caused a huge impact on the global economy.
冲击。
Zhè ge xiāo xi chōng jī le tā de xìn xīn.
This news shook his confidence.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

“冲” conveys rushing or striking, and “击” conveys hitting, forming forceful pounding.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 衝; 冲 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 冲 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (冲, 冲动) it is 衝; in others (冲) it is 沖.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

Same sound today

The traditional form 衝 shows 重 inside 行, with 行 as the meaning part and 重 as the sound part; the simplified 冲 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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