冲击 (chōng jī) — to pound against, to batter (of waves, forces); to impact, to affect (often negatively, of events, crises)
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)
Examples
- 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.
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