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冲击

chōngjī

impact, shock, to assault

A huge wave crashes against a red lighthouse on a rock
Memory picture

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

击 jī

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 击

Example phrases

  • 全球能源价格的波动,对制造业的成本结构造成了巨大冲击。 Quánqiú néngyuán jiàgé de bōdòng, duì zhìzàoyè de chéngběn jiégòu zàochéng le jùdà chōngjī. Fluctuations in global energy prices have had a huge impact on the cost structure of manufacturing.
  • 海浪不停地冲击着岸边的岩石。 Hǎilàng bù tíng de chōngjīzhe àn biān de yánshí. The waves keep pounding the rocks on the shore.
  • 网络购物对传统小商店造成了不小的冲击。 Wǎngluò gòuwù duì chuántǒng xiǎo shāngdiàn zàochéng le bù xiǎo de chōngjī. Online shopping has dealt a considerable blow to traditional small shops.

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