Meaning of 撞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to knock against
- to bump into
- to run into
- to meet by accident
How to use 撞
撞 is used for physical impacts, like a person hitting a door or a car hitting something, and also for running into someone by chance. It often takes a result complement such as 撞倒 (zhuàngdǎo) or 撞死 (zhuàngsǐ). Example: 他走路看手机，撞到了墙。(Tā zǒulù kàn shǒujī, zhuàng dào le qiáng.) He was looking at his phone while walking and bumped into the wall.
撞 has the hand radical 扌 on the left and 童 (tóng, child) on the right. Picture a running child who doesn't look where he's going and bumps hands first into things.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 撞 with 碰 (pèng). 碰 can be a light touch, but 撞 implies a hard, forceful hit. Also note the tone is fourth tone zhuàng, not zhuāng like 装.
撞 in example sentences
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撞 zhuàng · to knock against · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 撞.
| 撞击 | zhuàngjī | to strike; to hit; to ram |
| 碰撞 | pèngzhuàng | to collide; collision |
| 冲撞 | chōngzhuàng | to collide; jerking motion |
| 撞死 | zhuàngsǐ | to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc) |
| 撞车 | zhuàngchē | to crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash |
| 撞倒 | zhuàngdǎo | to knock down; to knock over |
| 撞见 | zhuàngjiàn | to meet by accident |
| 相撞 | xiāngzhuàng | collision; crash |
| 莽撞 | mǎngzhuàng | rash; reckless |
| 撞毁 | zhuànghuǐ | to smash |
| 撞球 | zhuàngqiú | billiards; billiards ball |
| 顶撞 | dǐngzhuàng | to contradict (elders or superiors) |
Questions about 撞
What does 撞 mean?
撞 (zhuàng) means "to knock against; to bump into" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 撞?
撞 is made of 1 character: 撞 (15 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 撞 an HSK word?
Yes. 撞 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 撞 mean meeting someone by chance?
Yes. 撞见 (zhuàngjiàn) means to run into or catch sight of someone unexpectedly, often when they are doing something they would rather hide. For a neutral chance meeting, 碰到 (pèngdào) or 遇到 (yùdào) is more common.
What does 撞车 mean when it is not about cars?
In everyday speech 撞车 can describe a clash, such as two events scheduled at the same time or two people wearing the same outfit. For example, 两个会议撞车了 means the two meetings clash.