撞 (zong6 | zhuang4) : bump against

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撞

zong6

zhuang4

[1] bump against; run into; collide
[2] rush; dash; barge
[3] meet by chance; bump into; come across
[4] take one's chance; try one's luck

[nasal-stop alternant] 鑿 (zok6)

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

撞

This word has been viewed 11173 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jan 2013 14:14

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

撞板 zong6 baan2 = run into obstacle 粵

撞到 zong6 dou3*2 = bump into; encounter 粵

撞火 zong6 fo2 = be furious; be angry 粵

白撞 baak6 zong6 = to trespass 粵

頂撞 ding2 zong6 ding3 zhuang4 = contradict (one's elder or superior), charge, knock, against (person, obj)

撞倒 zong6 dou2 zhuang4 dao3 = knock over

撞傷 zong6 soeng1 = contuse, bruise, to injure without breaking the skin

撞頭 zong6 tau4 = head-banging

白撞雨 baak6 zong6 jyu5 = sun-shower
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Showing all 3 examples containing 撞

佢郁啲撞火﹐撞親火就面都紅晒。粵
His face flares red whenever he gets cross, which happens quite often.
[Cantonese language often prefers 'simple' repetition (撞火) to 'unnatural' conjunction (such as 每當) for the sense of "whenever".]

部車撞上石壆粵
The car crashes over on the curb.

佢可以為咗你沕水撞牆都在所不惜。粵
He would dive into the water and collide/crash at the wall for you, without regards for the consequences.
[in other words: "He would do anything for you."]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 撞
Unicode code for this character: U+649e (off-site link)

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