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冲

chōng · chong/chòng · chong

Traditional 沖 / 衝

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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chōng 沖

  1. (of water) to dash against
  2. to mix with water
  3. to infuse
  4. to rinse
  5. to flush
  6. to develop (a film)
  7. to rise in the air
  8. to clash
  9. to collide with

chōng 衝

  1. thoroughfare
  2. to go straight ahead
  3. to rush
  4. to clash

chòng 衝

  1. powerful
  2. vigorous
  3. pungent
  4. towards
  5. in view of
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Run for the bus

  1. Dengdeng

    公交车(gōngjiāochē)来(lái)了(le)，快(kuài)往(wǎng)前(qián)冲(chōng)！

    The bus is here! Dash forward!

  2. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)我(wǒ)！

    Wait for me!

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)冲(chōng)到(dào)车门(chēmén)的(de)时候(shíhou)，车(chē)刚(gāng)开走(kāizǒu)了(le)。

    When we dashed to the door, the bus had just left.

  4. Liangliang

    冲(chōng)什么(shénme)冲(chōng)，下(xià)一(yī)班(bān)一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)来(lái)。

    What is the dash for? The next bus comes in one minute.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)大(dà)街(jiē)上(shang)看(kàn)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)冲(chòng)我(wǒ)笑(xiào)了(le)笑(xiào)。

She smiled at me as she passed me in the street.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)穿(chuān)着(zhe)衣(yī)服(fu)冲(chōng)进(jìn)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He rushed into the room with his coat on.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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