碰 pèng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- Made of
- 石 stone, rock, mineral 並 to combine, to annex
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
碰撞
pèngzhuàng
to collide
Characters in this word
撞 zhuàng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 童 child, boy
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两辆货车在路口发生碰撞，造成道路暂时封闭。 Liǎng liàng huòchē zài lùkǒu fāshēng pèngzhuàng, zàochéng dàolù zànshí fēngbì. Two trucks collided at the junction, causing the road to be temporarily closed.
- 两个孩子在走廊里跑得太快，一下子碰撞在一起。 Liǎng ge háizi zài zǒuláng lǐ pǎo de tài kuài, yíxiàzi pèngzhuàng zài yìqǐ. Two children ran too fast in the corridor and suddenly collided.
- 不同的想法互相碰撞，常常会产生新的办法。 Bùtóng de xiǎngfǎ hùxiāng pèngzhuàng, chángcháng huì chǎnshēng xīn de bànfǎ. When different ideas clash, new solutions often emerge.
Related words
- 碰 pèng to touch or bump into; to meet by chance
- 碰到 pèngdào to run into; to touch
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 碰钉子 pèngdīngzi to meet with a rebuff; to hit a snag
- 碰巧 pèngqiǎo by chance; coincidentally
- 撞 zhuàng to bump into; to hit
- 冲撞 chōngzhuàng to collide; to clash; to offend directly
- 撞击 zhuàngjī to strike; to impact; impact
- 扑 pū to pounce on
- 落地 luòdì to land
- 捕 bǔ to catch, to capture
- 滑行 huáxíng to glide, to slide