冲刺 (chōng cì) — (sports) to sprint, to dash; to make a final push (toward a goal as a deadline approaches)

Definition

冲刺 is a 'final sprint' — both the literal sports dash at the end of a race and the figurative last push before a deadline. Unlike the broader 冲 (to charge/flush), it specifically implies the closing stretch, not a fresh start.

verb
(sports) to sprintto dashto make a final push (toward a goal as a deadline approaches)

Examples

  • 冲刺，。
    Tā zài zuì hòu yì bǎi mǐ fèn lì chōng cì, yíng dé le bǐ sài.
    He sprinted hard in the last hundred meters and won the race.
  • ，冲刺。
    Wèi le qī mò kǎo shì, tā měi tiān chōng cì dào shēn yè.
    To prepare for the final exams, she makes a big effort every day until late at night.
  • ，冲刺。
    Nián dǐ dào le, dà jiā dōu zài wèi wán chéng mù biāo chōng cì.
    Year-end is here, everyone is sprinting to reach their goals.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

冲chōngdash
刺cìthrust

冲 (dash) and 刺 (thrust) combine into a sudden forward burst, as in a sprint.

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
行行xíng
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng衝chōng
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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì刺cì
Same sound today

刺 pairs 刂 (knife) with 朿, which gives the sound; the knife part fits actions like stabbing or pricking.

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Appears in
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