How to say “toward” in Chinese
toward, facing; because of
“Toward” in Chinese is 冲, chòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
冲 is read chòng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 冫 — here a shortened “water”: to rinse, to pour boiling water over. On the right, 中 zhōng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “冲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 冲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我一时冲动，买了一台很贵的相机。wǒyìshíchōngdòng,mǎileyìtáihěnguìdexiàngjīOn a sudden impulse, I bought a very expensive camera.
- 冲突不断升级，最后导致了战争。chōngtūbúduànshēngjí,zuìhòudǎozhìlezhànzhēngThe conflict kept escalating and in the end led to war.
- 这两个会议的时间冲突了zhèliǎnggehuìyìdeshíjiānchōngtūleThese two meetings clash.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “toward” in Chinese?
“Toward” in Chinese is 冲, pinyin chòng.
What does 冲 mean?
冲 (chòng) means “toward, facing; because of”.
How do you write 冲?
冲 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冲?
冲 is read chòng. Tones: chòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“toward” in the lesson “As for, and why”
This word is from the topic “Connectors and particles” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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