Chinese word dictionary

冲突

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified冲突

Traditional衝突

Pinyinchōngtū

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

突tū

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

How to learn 冲突

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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突然tūrán

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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

突出tūchū

prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project

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]

突发tūfā

to occur suddenly