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冲突

HSK 5Word · VerbTraditional衝突

clash; conflict; contradiction

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to clash; to come into violent conflict

Refers to violent physical confrontations (like war) or heated verbal arguments.

Liǎng两
guó国
biān边
jìng境
bào爆
fā发
le了
wǔ武
zhuāng装
chōng冲
tū突
 。

An armed conflict broke out on the border between the two countries.

Tā他
men们
yīn因
wèi为
yì意
jiàn见
bù不
hé合
fā发
shēng生
le了
yán言
yǔ语
chōng冲
tū突
 。

They had a verbal clash due to a disagreement.

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Kàng抗
yì议
huó活
dòng动
zuì最
zhōng终
yǔ与
jǐng警
fāng方
fā发
shēng生
le了
chōng冲
tū突
 。

The protest eventually clashed with the police.

2.

verb

to conflict; to be contradictory; to be incompatible

Refers to logical contradictions, scheduling conflicts, or incompatibilities in ideas, plans, or data.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
qián前
hòu后
chōng冲
tū突
 。

The arguments in this article are contradictory.

Yīn因
wèi为
shí时
jiān间
chōng冲
tū突
 ,
huì会
yì议
kāi开
bù不
chéng成
le了
 。

The meeting couldn't be held due to a scheduling conflict.

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Xīn新
zhèng证
jù据
yǔ与
zhī之
qián前
de的
zhèng证
cí词
xiāng相
chōng冲
tū突
 。

The new evidence conflicts with the previous testimony.

Zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
yán颜
sè色
dā搭
pèi配
qǐ起
lái来
yǒu有
diǎn点
chōng冲
tū突
 。

These two colors are a bit clashing when paired together.