Chinese word dictionary

冲击

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

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Word information

Simplified冲击

Traditional沖擊/衝擊

Pinyinchōngjī

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

冲chōng

wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar

击jī

to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

How to learn 冲击

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

冲突chōngtū

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

打击dǎjī

to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)

点击diǎnjī

to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button)

攻击gōngjī

to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)