相撞

xiāngzhuàng

verb #16,064

Meanings

1 to collide; to crash together
2 to bump into

Characters

mutually; each other

to collide; to hit

Examples

两辆车在路口相撞了。

Liǎng liàng chē zài lùkǒu xiāngzhuàng le.

Two cars collided at the intersection.

飞机差点跟鸟群相撞。

Fēijī chàdiǎn gēn niǎoqún xiāngzhuàng.

The plane nearly collided with a flock of birds.

Tips

grammar

相 here means 'each other; mutually' — it implies both parties are involved in the collision, unlike 撞 alone which can be one-sided (撞到墙 = hit a wall).

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

撞 zhuàng