How to say “crash into” in Chinese
crash into
“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.
How to write it
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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