collide; crash; clash
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of vehicles) to collide; to crash into each other
Refers to physical collision between two or more vehicles.
Gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路
shàng上
fā发
shēng生
le了
yī一
qǐ起
yán严
zhòng重
de的
zhuàng撞
chē车
shì事
gù故
。
A serious collision occurred on the highway.
Liǎng两
liàng辆
chē车
zài在
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
zhuàng撞
chē车
le了
。
Two cars collided at the intersection.
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Yǔ雨
tiān天
lù路
huá滑
，
hěn很
róng容
yì易
zhuàng撞
chē车
。
The road is slippery on rainy days, making collisions easy.
verb
(of events, schedules) to clash; to conflict with each other
Used metaphorically for scheduling conflicts where two events occur simultaneously, making attendance at both impossible.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
huì会
yì议
shí时
jiān间
zhuàng撞
chē车
le了
，
wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
tóng同
shí时
cān参
jiā加
。
These two meetings clash in time; I cannot attend both simultaneously.
Tā他
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
hé和
wǒ我
de的
chū出
chāi差
rì日
qī期
zhuàng撞
chē车
le了
。
His wedding clashes with my business trip dates.
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Ān安
pái排
bù不
zhōu周
，
liǎng两
chǎng场
yǎn演
chū出
zhuàng撞
chē车
le了
。
Poor planning—the two performances clashed.