Chinese word

碰撞

Pronunciation

Pinyinpèng zhuàng

Meaning

  • verbbump into

Example

他走路时不小心和人碰撞了。tā zǒu lù shí bù xiǎo xīn hé rén pèng zhuàng le

He accidentally bumped into someone while walking.

Illustration for 碰撞 (bump into)

More examples

在雨天，摩托车与前车碰撞，摔倒在地。zài yǔ tiān mó tuō chē yǔ qián chē pèng zhuàng shuāi dǎo zài dì

In the rain, the motorcycle collided with the vehicle in front and fell to the ground.

Core concept

Separate bodies or forces converge and affect one another through impact.

Common phrases

  • 与前车碰撞yǔ qián chē pèng zhuàng

    collide with the vehicle in front

  • 与障碍物碰撞yǔ zhàng ài wù pèng zhuàng

    collide with an obstacle

  • 与车辆碰撞yǔ chē liàng pèng zhuàng

    collide with a vehicle

Similar words

碰到pèng dào: Touch or make light contact with something.
撞到zhuàng dào: Hit against something and receive an impact.
相撞xiāng zhuàng: Collide with each other, causing impact or damage.

Definition in Chinese

指两个物体或人发生接触并产生明显撞击或相互影响的动作或结果。zhǐ liǎng gè wù tǐ huò rén fā shēng jiē chù bìng chǎn shēng míng xiǎn zhuàng jī huò xiāng hù yíng xiǎng de dòng zuò huò jié guǒ

Word origin

The compound 碰撞 (pèngzhuàng, "collision") joins 碰 (pèng, "touch or bump") with 撞 (zhuàng, "strike against") to express contact that becomes forceful.

Usage tips

  • English usually marks the difference between an action and an event with forms such as collide and collision, while Chinese can use 碰撞 (pèngzhuàng, "collision") in either verb or noun contexts.

Other meanings

  • collideverb
  • collisionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 碰撞测试pèng zhuàng cè shìcrash testnoun
  • 碰撞损伤pèng zhuàng sǔn shāngcollision damagenoun

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