撞车

撞車

zhuàngchē

verb #9,586

Meanings

1 car crash
2 to collide (vehicles)
3 to clash; to conflict (figurative)

Characters

to hit; to collide

Examples

前面撞车了，路被堵住了。

Qiánmiàn zhuàngchē le, lù bèi dǔzhù le.

There was a car crash ahead and the road is blocked.

两辆车在路口撞车了。

Liǎng liàng chē zài lùkǒu zhuàngchē le.

Two cars collided at the intersection.

我们的计划撞车了。

Wǒmen de jìhuà zhuàngchē le.

Our plans clashed.

Tips

usage

撞车 is also used figuratively for scheduling conflicts: 时间撞车了 (shíjiān zhuàngchē le) means 「the times clash.」 Very common in casual speech.

Stroke Order

撞 zhuàng

车 chē