冲

衝traditional

HSK 5#1312 by frequencyradical 冫

chòng["v"]

towards; in view of; powerful; vigorous; pungent

chōng沖["v"]

to rush; to go straight ahead; (of water) to dash against; to collide with; to clash; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; thoroughfare

chōng

thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash

Examples

冲动是魔鬼。

Impulsiveness is the devil.

土壤被雨水冲走了。

The rain washed away the soil.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0, modified). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Frequency ranks from the BCC corpus. Full credits on the Attributions page.