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冲突

chōngtū

conflict

Two people colliding shoulders
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Characters in this word

冲 chōng

Strokes
6
Radical
冫 — ice
Made of
冫 ice 中 central
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

突 tū

Strokes
9
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 犬 dog
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 突

Example phrases

  • 他们有冲突。 Tāmen yǒu chōngtū. They have a conflict.
  • 别发生冲突。 Bié fāshēng chōngtū. Do not let a conflict happen.
  • 冲突解决了。 Chōngtū jiějué le. The conflict is solved.

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