撞击 (zhuàng jī) — how to say "to strike" in Chinese

撞击

To strike, to collide

verb

Character composition

撞

to hit

击

to strike

Radicals / Keys

手

Hand

#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes

凵

Receptacle

#17 · kǎn · 2 strokes

Collocations

撞击声

zhuàng jī shēng

sound of a collision

猛烈撞击

měng liè zhuàng jī

to strike violently

Examples

两块石头在高速下撞击产生火花。

Two stones collided at high speed, producing sparks.

汽车撞击了墙。

The car hit the wall.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How to say strike in Chinese?

"to strike" in Chinese is 撞击 (zhuàng jī).

What does 撞击 mean in English?

撞击 (zhuàng jī) means "To strike, to collide".

How is 撞击 pronounced?

It is pronounced zhuàng jī (written as zhuang ji, zhuangji). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to strike" in Chinese characters?

It is written 撞击: 撞 has 15 strokes, 击 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 撞击?

撞击 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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