冲击

衝擊

chōngjī

verb HSK 6 #8,396

Meanings

HSK 4

新技术正在冲击传统行业。

Xīn jìshù zhèngzài chōngjī chuántǒng hángyè.

New technology is impacting traditional industries.

HSK 6

这次经济危机对全球市场造成了巨大冲击。

Zhècì jīngjì wēijī duì quánqiú shìchǎng zàochéng le jùdà chōngjī.

This economic crisis had a huge impact on the global market.

HSK 7-9

洪水冲击了河堤。

Hóngshuǐ chōngjī le hédī.

The flood battered the river embankment.

usage

冲击 can be physical (waves/forces hitting something) or figurative (economic shocks, cultural impact). Very common in news and business contexts.

usage

冲击 implies forceful impact or disruption. 影响 (yǐngxiǎng) is more neutral 'influence/effect'. 打击 (dǎjī) means 'to strike/blow' with intent to damage.

冲 chōng

击 jī