冲撞 chōngzhuàng to collide
to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke
How to remember 冲撞: 冲 wash + 撞 to bump into = to collide.
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How it is used
- Physical 'to collide / ram into' - 两船冲撞 (liǎng chuán chōngzhuàng) two boats colliding.
- Also figurative 'to offend / affront' by rash words: 言语冲撞了他 (my words gave him offense). The 冲 adds a sense of impetuous, jerking force, whether physical or in giving offense.