Definition
撞 (zhuàng) means 'to bump into' or 'to collide with' — it emphasizes a physical impact, often accidental and with force. For running into someone by chance, 碰 (pèng) or 碰见 (pèng jiàn) are more common in everyday speech; 撞 sounds more like a literal collision. 冲 (chōng) is a deliberate 'charge' or 'dash' rather than an accidental bump.
verb
to bump intoto collide withto run into (someone by chance)
Easily confused
- 幢zhuànglook-alike(classifier) for buildings
- 装zhuāngsound-aliketo install, to fix (equipment)
- 拉lālook-aliketo pull, to drag, to draw
- 桩zhuāngsound-alike(noun) wooden stake, pile, stump
- 壮zhuàngsound-alike(adjective) strong, robust
Examples
- 撞。Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng dào le tā.I accidentally bumped into him.
- 撞。Nà liàng chē zhuàng shàng le yì kē dà shù.That car ran into a big tree.
- 撞。Wǒ zài jiē shàng zhuàng shàng le yí gè lǎo péngyou.I ran into an old friend on the street.
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