How to say “strike” in Chinese
strike, pound; impact
“Strike” in Chinese is 冲击, chōng jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
冲击 is read chōng jī: 2 syllables. 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.
打击 — to strike, 点击 — to click with a mouse.
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 “冲击”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “strike” in Chinese?
“Strike” in Chinese is 冲击, pinyin chōngjī.
What does 冲击 mean?
冲击 (chōngjī) means “strike, pound; impact”.
How do you write 冲击?
冲击 is 2 characters: 冲 (chōng) — rush; pour water on; 击 (jī) — hit, strike. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冲击?
冲击 is read chōngjī. Tones: chōng — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“strike” in the lesson “Taking a hit”
This word is from the topic “Obstacles and losses” 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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