(zhuàng) - to hit, to collide, to bump into in Mandarin
zhuàngTraditional: 撞
Translation
to hit, to collide, to bump into
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with the hand radical 扌 (shǒu, hand) and 童 (tóng) as the phonetic element, describing a forceful knock or collision.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 扌(hand) + 童 (tóng, phonetic)
Stroke order
撞
Examples
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He accidentally bumped into the door.
辆。
The two cars collided.
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I ran into an old friend on the street.
墙。
The ball hit the wall.
，。
Watch where you walk and do not bump into people.
撞 (zhuàng) means to hit, collide or bump into. It is used for impacts and for unexpectedly meeting someone.
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