冲 - chōng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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衝 (冲)

chōng

Definition

thoroughfare
to go straight ahead
to rush
to clash

Other pronunciations

chòng

powerful
vigorous
pungent
towards
in view of

Character Decomposition

Related words (58)

衝入

chōng rù

to rush into; to break into

to rush out

to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact

衝刺

chōng cì

to sprint; to spurt; to dash; big effort

impulse

to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge

to charge into

to burst; to break through; to topple

衝打

chōng dǎ

(of waves, rain etc) to dash against; to batter

衝撞

chōng zhuàng

to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke

衝殺

chōng shā

to rush in and kill the enemy

to surf; surfing

breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly

衝突

chōng tū

conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention

衝線

chōng xiàn

to sprint (for the finish)

衝進

chōng jìn

break in; burst in; force into

衝鋒

chōng fēng

to charge; to assault; assault

衝擊力

chōng jī lì

force of impact or thrust

衝擊波

chōng jī bō

shock wave; blast wave

衝擊鑽

chōng jī zuàn

impact drill; hammer drill

衝斷層

chōng duàn céng

thrust fault (geology); compression fault

衝浪板

chōng làng bǎn

surfboard; paddleboard

surfer

submachine gun

to charge and break through enemy lines

俯衝

fǔ chōng

to dive down fast; to swoop down

反衝

fǎn chōng

recoil (of a gun); to bounce back; backlash

hedging (finance)

to charge forward

buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes

pulse (physics)

ancient leatherclad warship; same as 艨艟

要衝

yào chōng

road hub; major crossroad

radiant exposure

backlash; recoil; reactive force

喜衝衝

xǐ chōng chōng

to beam with joy; in a happy mood

小衝突

xiǎo chōng tū

skirmish; clash; dispute; brush

sex drive

to lead the charge

thermal pulse

buffer (computer science)

pulsar (astronomy)

conflict of interest

local or regional confrontation

hedge fund

(lit.) to stop the enemy at the banquet table; (fig.) to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions

敢打敢衝

gǎn dǎ gǎn chōng

courageous and daring

cultural shock

armed conflict

extremely angry; infuriated

電磁脈衝

diàn cí mài chōng

electromagnetic pulse (EMP)

精蟲衝腦

jīng chóng chōng nǎo

(lit.) the spermatozoons have gone to his head; (fig.) overwhelmed by lust

肢體衝突

zhī tǐ chōng tū

physical encounter; fight

border clash

to bear the brunt

nuclear electro-magnetic pulse

空氣緩衝間

kōng qì huǎn chōng jiān

air lock

高速緩衝存儲器

gāo sù huǎn chōng cún chǔ qì

cache (computing)

Idioms (4)

衝口而出

chōng kǒu ér chū

to blurt out without thinking (idiom)

怒髮衝冠

nù fà chōng guān

(lit.) hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom); (fig.) seething in anger; raise one's hackles

橫衝直撞

héng chōng zhí zhuàng

(lit.) bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently

氣衝霄漢

qì chōng xiāo hàn

(idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited

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