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撞

zhuàng · zhuang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to knock against
  2. to bump into
  3. to run into
  4. to meet by accident
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Watch where you walk

  1. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，你(nǐ)撞到(zhuàngdào)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    Ouch, you bumped into me!

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)在(zài)看手机(kànshǒujī)，没(méi)看路(kànlù)。

    Sorry, I was looking at my phone, not the road.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)撞到(zhuàngdào)了(le)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)。

    Last time you bumped into a tree too.

  4. Dengdeng

    那棵(nàkē)树(shù)突然(tūrán)出现(chūxiàn)的(de)。

    That tree appeared suddenly.

  5. Liangliang

    树(shù)不会(bùhuì)突然(tūrán)出现(chūxiàn)，是(shì)你(nǐ)没(méi)看路(kànlù)。

    Trees do not appear suddenly. You were not watching the road.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，以后(yǐhòu)我(wǒ)看着(kànzhe)路(lù)，不再(bùzài)撞到(zhuàngdào)别人(biéren)。

    OK, from now on I'll watch the road and not bump into others.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)被(bèi)卡(kǎ)车(chē)撞(zhuàng)到(dào)而(ér)且(qiě)当(dāng)场(chǎng)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)。

Tom was hit by a truck and died instantly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)辆(liàng)红(hóng)色(sè)汽(qì)车(chē)撞(zhuàng)到(dào)了(le)蓝(lán)色(sè)面(miàn)包(bāo)车(chē)。

That red car hit the blue van.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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