How to say “collide” in Chinese
collide; collision
“Collide” in Chinese is 碰撞, pèng zhuàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
碰撞 is read pèng zhuàng: 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, 石 “stone”: to knock against a stone.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 童.
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 “碰撞”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 碰撞. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 两辆汽车在路口发生了碰撞liǎngliàngqìchēzàilùkǒufāshēnglepèngzhuàngTwo cars collided at the intersection.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “collide” in Chinese?
“Collide” in Chinese is 碰撞, pinyin pèngzhuàng.
What does 碰撞 mean?
碰撞 (pèngzhuàng) means “collide; collision”.
How do you write 碰撞?
碰撞 is 2 characters: 碰 (pèng) — bump into; touch; 撞 (zhuàng) — crash into, hit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 碰撞?
碰撞 is read pèngzhuàng. Tones: pèng — fourth tone, zhuàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“collide” in the lesson “Turns and brakes”
This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” 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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