撞到

zhuàngdào

verb

Meanings

1 to bump into
2 to collide with
3 to run into (also figuratively)

Characters

to bump, to collide

to reach, arrive at (result marker)

Examples

HSK 2

昨天在超市撞到了老同学。

Zuótiān zài chāoshì zhuàngdào le lǎo tóngxué.

Yesterday I ran into an old classmate at the supermarket.

HSK 7-9

我不小心撞到了门框。

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn zhuàngdào le ménkuàng.

I accidentally bumped into the doorframe.

HSK 7-9

车子撞到了护栏但人没事。

Chēzi zhuàngdào le hùlán dàn rén méishì.

The car hit the guardrail but the people are fine.

Tips

grammar

撞到 is the resultative 撞 + 到 ("bump" + "reach") - the 到 marks successful contact. Compare 撞上 (emphasizes the moment of impact, often stronger), 撞见 ("bumped into and saw," used for catching someone in the act).

usage

Common in the idiomatic phrase 撞到人 (ran into someone by chance) - a go-to way to say "I bumped into X today."

Stroke Order

撞 zhuàng

到 dào