Writing
冲 (chōng) — how to say "to rinse" in Chinese
冲
To rinse; to rush forward
verb
Radicals / Keys
冫
Ice
#15 · bīng · 2 strokes
Collocations
冲咖啡
chōng kāfēi
brew coffee
冲进去
chōng jìnqù
rush in
冲厕所
chōng cèsuǒ
flush the toilet
Examples
看到公交车来了，他急忙冲过马路去赶车。
Seeing the bus coming, he rushed across the street to catch it.
冲咖啡。
Make coffee.
Another reading
冲chòng
verb · preposition
towards, facing; because of
冲我笑
chòng wǒ xiào
smile at me
冲这边看
chòng zhè biān kàn
look this way
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to rinse" in Chinese?
"to rinse" in Chinese is 冲 (chōng).
冲 meaning in English
冲 (chōng) means "To rinse; to rush forward".
How is 冲 pronounced?
It is pronounced chōng (written as chong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chong in Chinese character
It is written 冲 and has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 冲?
冲 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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