撞
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zhuàng · to bump into, to collide, to hit, to knock against

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2075
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15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 撞

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zhuàngWords pronounced zhuàng
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Example sentences

Notice where 撞 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zhuàng chē shì yīn wèi yǒu rén zài shāchē shàng zuò le shǒu jiǎo.他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。

He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.

Source: Tatoeba #812258 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de tóu zhuàng dǎo le yí kuài yán shí.他的头撞倒了一块岩石。

He hit his head against a rock.

Source: Tatoeba #1361954 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú guài nǐ zhuàng dào tā.我不怪你撞到他。

I don't blame you for hitting him.

Source: Tatoeba #887688 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tóu zhuàng dào le mén, zhǒng le yí kuài.我头撞到了门,肿了一块。

I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.

Source: Tatoeba #333007 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǎo dào tā shì nǐ zhuàng dà yùn le.找到它是你撞大運了。

You were lucky to find it.

Source: Tatoeba #13670898 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Āi yō, zhuàng dào nǐ le, duì bù qǐ!哎哟,撞到你了,对不起!

Ah, I hit you, sorry!

Source: Tatoeba #374838 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 撞 in context

  1. Say zhuàng, then recall the core meaning: to bump into, to collide, to hit, to knock against.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 碰撞 (pèng zhuàng), meaning “to collide”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 撞 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.