撞 zhuàng
“to knock against; to bump into; to run into”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
撞 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 3564: 撞 zhuàng — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 169
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 撞
撞 means to bump or crash into something, usually by accident, and it often suggests some force. It is commonly used in patterns like 撞到/撞上 + object, or 撞在一起 for two things colliding.
例句Example sentences
- 他低头看手机,没看见门,撞到了门上。tā dī tóu kàn shǒu jī, méi kàn jiàn mén, zhuàng dào le mén shàng.He was looking down at his phone, didn't see the door, and bumped into it.
- 昨天路上车很多,一辆车撞上了前面的车。zuó tiān lù shang chē hěn duō, yí liàng chē zhuàng shàng le qián miàn de chē.There was a lot of traffic yesterday, and one car crashed into the car in front.
- 两个孩子跑得太快,在门口撞在一起了。liǎng gè hái zi pǎo de tài kuài, zài mén kǒu zhuàng zài yì qǐ le.The two children were running too fast and bumped into each other at the doorway.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我撞了到门。
✓我撞到了门。
In 撞到, 到 is a result complement, so 了 comes after the whole phrase, not between 撞 and 到.