How to say “crash into” in Chinese

撞
zhuàng

crash into

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Transportation”

“Crash into” in Chinese is 撞, zhuàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

撞 is read zhuàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhuàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

撞
zhuàng — crash into, hit

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 “撞”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 撞. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我的车被一辆出租车撞了。wǒdechēbèiyíliàngchūzūchēzhuàngleMy car was hit by a taxi.
  • 前面的车突然刹车,我差点儿撞上。qiánmiàndechētūránshāchē,wǒchàdiǎnrzhuàngshàngThe car in front braked suddenly, and I almost crashed into it.
  • 两辆汽车在路口发生了碰撞liǎngliàngqìchēzàilùkǒufāshēnglepèngzhuàngTwo cars collided at the intersection.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “The accident”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “crash into” in Chinese?

“Crash into” in Chinese is 撞, pinyin zhuàng.

What does 撞 mean?

撞 (zhuàng) means “crash into”.

How do you write 撞?

撞 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 撞?

撞 is read zhuàng. Tones: zhuàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“crash into” in the lesson “The accident”

This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. 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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