冲走 (chōng zǒu) — to flush away, to wash away (by water or liquid) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb-object phrase: a liquid current (water, flood, rain) carries something away. Frequent in 把-constructions where the force/agent takes the object away.

verb

to flush awayto wash away (by water or liquid)

Examples

冲走。
Dà yǔ bǎ ní tǔ dōu chōng zǒu le.
The heavy rain washed away all the mud.
冲走。
Tā yòng shuǐ bǎ dì shàng de lā jī chōng zǒu le.
He used water to wash away the trash on the ground.
冲走。
Hóng shuǐ bǎ qiáo chōng zǒu le.
The flood washed away the bridge.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

冲 means to flush or wash and 走 shows something moving away.

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

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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