| SHOU |
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SHOW me two heavy objects going in convergent directions until they overlap, and I'll show you a huge collision. |
| 衝撃 |
shock/impact
★★☆☆☆
'real' shock (like electroshock therapy), or an emotional shock, or also just a physical impact (car crash) |
| 衝突 |
impact / conflict
★☆☆☆☆
means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent). |
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手 |
| 衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重 |
| 街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |  |
| 術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木 |
Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!
Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.
A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.
Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.
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impact
衝撃 衝突する |
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rash, hasty, impulsive
衝動的に 軽率 無謀 無茶 |
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