冲击
chōngjī
to pound, to impact; impact
Part of speech · verb / noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 海浪不断冲击着礁石。The waves keep crashing against the rocks.
- 这件事对他冲击很大。This matter had a great impact on him.
Collocations
冲击力受到冲击冲击市场巨大冲击
Mnemonic
冲 chōng "to rush, dash against" + 击 jī "to strike": to dash against and strike, i.e. to impact, to pound. Same as the Korean word chung-gyeok (衝擊). Two shades: physically pounding (海浪冲击礁石 waves crashing on rocks) and a mental or social shock or blow (对他冲击很大 a great impact on him). 冲 means "to rush, collide" (冲突 conflict); 击 means "to strike" (打击).
Related
打击冲撞撞击震撼
Quick check
What does 冲击 mean in 这件事对他冲击很大?