Definition
闯 (chuǎng) means to rush or charge into something, often with a sense of daring, risk, or breaking rules (e.g., 闯红灯 'run a red light'). It differs from 冲 (chōng), a more general 'dash' or 'charge' without the risk implication, and from 突破 (tūpò), which means to systematically break through a barrier or achieve a breakthrough. 闯 can also mean to venture out and temper oneself through hardships (闯荡).
verb
to rushto chargeto dashto break throughto temper oneself through hardships
Easily confused
- 吗malook-alike(question particle) used to form yes-no questions
- 床chuángsound-alikebed
- 间jiānlook-alike(classifier) for rooms, offices, and other enclosed spaces
- 窗chuāngsound-alikewindow
- 问wènlook-aliketo ask
- 创chuàngsound-aliketo create; to found
- 闲xiánlook-alikefree (not busy), idle, unoccupied
Examples
- 闯，。Bié chuǎng hóngdēng, tài wēixiǎn le.Don't run the red light; it's too dangerous.
- 闯。Tā chuǎng guò le suǒyǒu de kùnnán.He broke through all the difficulties.
- 。Tā yí ge rén dào Běijīng chuǎng dàng qù le.He went to Beijing alone to try his luck.
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