冲突
Old HSK 6
冲突 (chōngtū) · conflict
冲突 (chōngtū) means “conflict; clash; to conflict”. It is written with 2 characters: 冲 (to rinse) + 突 (sudden). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冲突 is built
The characters
冲 chōng · to rinse
What 冲 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 中 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
突 tū · sudden
What 突 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A dog 犬 rushing out of a cave 穴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两个会议时间冲突了。Zhè liǎng gè huìyì shíjiān chōngtū le.The two meetings clash.
他们之间发生了冲突。Tāmen zhījiān fāshēng le chōngtū.A conflict broke out between them.
Questions about 冲突
What does 冲突 mean?
冲突 (chōngtū) means “conflict; clash; to conflict”.
How do you pronounce 冲突?
冲突 is pronounced chōngtū.
Which HSK level is 冲突?
冲突 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 冲动chōngdòngimpulse
- 冲击chōngjīimpact
- 冲chōngto rinse
- 突出tūchūoutstanding
- 突然tūránsuddenly
- 突破tūpòto break through
Learn 冲突 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.