冲撞 (chōng zhuàng) — to collide, to bump into (physical impact); to offend, to clash with (someone)
Definition
冲撞 covers both physical collision (stronger than 碰) and figurative 'to offend / clash with' someone — for the offense sense, more forceful than 冒犯.
verb
to collideto bump into (physical impact)to offendto clash with (someone)
Examples
- 冲撞。Yì sōu chuán bù xiǎo xīn chōng zhuàng le qiáo dūn.A boat accidentally collided with a bridge pier.
- ，冲撞。Tā shuō huà bú zhù yì, jīng cháng chōng zhuàng bié rén.He doesn't pay attention to his words and often offends others.
- 冲撞，。Xīn jiù guān niàn jīng cháng chōng zhuàng, zào chéng máo dùn.Old and new ideas often clash, causing conflict.
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