沖 (cung1 | chong1 ) : pour; make drinks

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沖

cung1

chong1

[1] pour water on; make drinks; infuse
[2] rinse; flush; wash
[3] soar; rise rapidly; shoot up
[4] dash against; clash with
[5] neutralise; offset; make void

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

沖 / 冲

This word has been viewed 9152 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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沖盃茶 cung1 bui1 caa4 = to make a cup of tea

沖涼 cung1 loeng4 chong1 liang2 = to bathe; to shower; to take a bath or shower

沖涼房 cung1 loeng4 fong4*2 chong1 liang2 fang2 = bathroom 粵

沖浪 cung1 long6 chong1 lang4 = surf; surfing

沖涼涼 cung1 loeng4/1 loeng1 chong1 liang2 liang2 = to bathe; a bath (longer variant of 沖涼)

沖淡 cung1 taam5 chong1 dan4 = dilute

沖茶 cung1 caa4 chong1 cha2 = to pour boiling water over; to make tea

沖水 cung1 seoi2 = to pour water

沖菲林 cung1 fei1 lam4*2 = to develop film

沖水廁所 cung1 seoi2 ci3 so2 chong1 shui3 ce4 suo3 = water closet
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 31 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 沖

反到成身都咁𣲷/nap6/,重唔去沖個涼粵
You are all sweaty and sticky after playing. Quickly go for your shower.

唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
[There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]

我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!

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