Chinese word dictionary

俯冲

fǔ chōng · to dive down fast; to swoop down

Practice word

Word information

Simplified俯冲

Traditional俯衝

Pinyinfǔ chōng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

俯fǔ

to bow down, to face down, to look down

冲chōng

wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar

How to learn 俯冲

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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冲chōng

(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with; thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash

冲动chōngdòng

to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge

冲击chōngjī

to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact; variant of 衝擊|冲击[chong1 ji1]

冲突chōngtū

conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention

冲刺chōngcì

(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches

冲浪chōnglàng

to surf; surfing