衝 (cung1 | chong1 chong4) : charge; soar; clash

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衝

cung1

chong1 chong4

[粵] cung1 [國] chong1
[1] charge; rush; dash; thrust forth; burst into
[2] soar; skyrocket; shoot up; rise rapidly
[3] clash; collide; offend
[4] thoroughfare; strategic place; hub
[5] counterbalance; offset; cancel out

[粵] cung1 [國] chong4
[1] face; front on; direct towards
[2] powerful; vigorous; relentless
[3] (machine) stamp; punch
[4] on the strength of; because of

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#144)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

衝 / 冲

This word has been viewed 8834 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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衝撞 cung1 zong6 chong1 zhuang4 = to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke

衝鋒 cung1 fung1 chong1 feng1 = charge forward; assault

衝突 cung1 dat6 chong1 tu2 (Taiwan), chong1 tu1 (PRC) = conflict; clash; contention

衝破 cung1 po3 chong1 po4 = to quickly break through; to penetrate

衝擊 cung1 gik1 chong1 ji2 (Taiwan), chong1 ji1 (PRC) = charge; assault; attack

衝動 cung1 dung6 chong1 dong4 = rash; impulsive; excited; [n] impulse

衝浪板 cung1 long6 baan2 chong1 lang4 ban3 = surfboard

衝浪 cung1 long6 chong1 lang4 = to surf; [n] surfing

衝出 cung1 ceot1 = dash out; fly out

衝入 cung1 jap6 = crush

衝紅燈 cung1 hung4 dang1 = running/jumping a (red) traffic light

小衝突 siu2 cung1 dat6 xiao3 chong1 tu2 (Taiwan), xiao3 chong1 tu1 (PRC) = skirmish

一時衝動 jat1 si4 cung1 dung6 = on impulse

衝燈 cung1 dang1 = jump (a traffic) light; running a red light

衝要 cung1 jiu3 chong1 yao4 = strategically important (place)

要衝 jiu3 cung1 yao4 chong1 = strategic point; communications hub

俯衝 fu2 cung3 fu3 chong4 = to dive (through the air, down a slope etc)

緩衝 wun6 cung1 huan3 chong1 = to cushion; to buffer

緩衝器 wun6 cung1 hei3 huan3 chong1 qi4 = a bumper; a shock absorber; (computer) a buffer

衝鋒陷陣 cung1 fung1 ham6 zan6 chong1 feng1 xian4 zhen4 = charge forward

脈衝星 mak6 cung1 sing1 mai4 chong1 xing1 = a pulsar (in astronomy)

衝鋒槍 cung1 fung1 coeng1 chong1 feng1 qiang1 = submachine gun (SMG)

首當其衝 sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1 shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1 = to bear the brunt of; the first to be hit by sth.

衝線 cung1 sin3 chong1 xiao4 = sprint to the finishing line

衝力 cung1 lik6 chong1 li4 = impetus; impact

性衝動 sing3 cung1 dung6 xing chong1 dong4 = sexual impulse

核電磁脈衝 hat6 din6 ci4 mak6 cung1 he2 dian4 ci2 mai4 chong1 = nuclear electro-magnetic pulse

以巴衝突 ji5 baa1 cung1 dat6 yi3 ba1 chong1 tu2 (Taiwan), yi3 ba1 chong1 tu1 (PRC) = Israeli-Palestinian conflict

反衝 faan2 cung1 fan3 chong1 = recoil; backlash

衝釘器 cung1 deng1 hei3 = a nail set

樽俎折衝 zeon1 zo2 zit3 cung1 zun1 zu3 zhe2 chong1 = undertake the work of a diplomat; engage in diplomatic negotations

Showing 1 example containing 衝

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

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