Word: 撞 (zhuàng)

一头撞在南墙上，死不回头

yìtóu zhuàng zài Nán qiáng shang, sǐ bù huítóu

bumping headfirst into the south wall and refusing to turn back even then

不撞南墙不知道墙硬，不尝酸梨不知道梨酸

bú zhuàng Nán qiáng bù zhīdào qiáng yìng, bù cháng suān lí bù zhīdào lí suān

until you hit the south wall you don't know it's hard; until you taste a sour pear you don't know it's sour

两辆自行车迎面撞上了。

Liǎng liàng zìxíngchē yíngmiàn zhuàng shàng le.

The two bicycles collided head-on.

乌龟撞石板，硬碰硬

wūguī zhuàng shíbǎn, yìngpèngyìng

a tortoise bumps into a stone slab: hard against hard

他的头撞到了一块岩石。

Tā de tóu zhuàng dàole yíkuài yánshí.

He hit his head against a rock.

他的头撞到了一根柱子。

Tā de tóu zhuàng dàole yìgēn zhùzi.

He bumped his head against a post.

他被车撞了。

Tā bèi chē zhuàngle.

He was hit by a car.

司机一时不慎，撞上了护栏。

Sījī yìshí búshèn, zhuàng shàng le hùlán.

The driver was inattentive for a moment and hit the guardrail.

司机撞人逃跑，被判刑了。

Sījī zhuàng rén táopǎo, bèi pànxíngle.

The driver hit someone and fled, and was sentenced.

她几乎被车撞到。

Tā jīhū bèi chē zhuàng dào.

She was almost hit by a car.

她撞到头，当场就昏了。

Tā zhuàng dàotóu, dāngchǎng jiù hūnle.

She hit her head and lost consciousness on the spot.

她被车撞了。

Tā bèi chē zhuàngle.

She was hit by a car.

她过马路的时候被车撞了。

Tā guò mǎlù de shíhou bèi chē zhuàngle.

She was hit by a car while she was crossing the street.

宁撞金钟一下，不打铙钹三千

nìng zhuàng jīnzhōng yíxià, bù dǎ náobó sānqiān

better to strike the golden bell once than clash the cymbals three thousand times

小行星撞上地球会怎么样？

Xiǎoxíngxīng zhuàng shàng dìqiú huì zěnmeyàng?

What would happen if an asteroid hit the Earth?

我不小心撞到了额头。

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng dàole étóu.

I accidentally bumped my forehead.

我不怪你撞到他。

Wǒ bú guài nǐ zhuàng dào tā.

I don't blame you for hitting him.

我几乎被车撞到了。

Wǒ jīhū bèi chē zhuàng dàole.

I was almost hit by a car.

我头撞到了门，肿了一块。

Wǒ tóu zhuàng dàole mén, zhǒng le yíkuài.

I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.

汽车撞上了卡车。

Qìchē zhuàng shàng le kǎchē.

The car crashed into the truck.

没头的苍蝇，到处乱撞

méi tóu de cāngying, dàochù luàn zhuàng

a headless fly: bumping into things everywhere

渔船不小心撞上了礁石。

Yúchuán bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng shàng le jiāoshí.

The fishing boat accidentally hit a reef.

狗被卡车撞了。

Gǒu bèi kǎchē zhuàngle.

The dog was hit by a truck.

狗被车撞了。

Gǒu bèi chē zhuàngle.

The dog was hit by a car.

老人几乎被车撞上。

Lǎorén jīhū bèi chē zhuàng shàng.

The old man was almost hit by a car.

蜻蜓撞着蜘蛛网,有翅难飞

qīngtíng zhuàngzhe zhīzhūwǎng,yǒuchìnánfēi

a dragonfly hits a spider's web: has wings but can hardly fly

车子突然偏离了道路，撞到了树。

Chēzi tūrán piānlíle dàolù, zhuàng dàole shù.

The car suddenly veered off the road and hit a tree.

那条狗被汽车撞到了。

Nà tiáo gǒu bèi qìchē zhuàng dàole.

That dog was hit by a car.

那辆车撞到墙了。

Nà liàng chē zhuàng dào qiáng le.

The car hit a wall.

铜盆撞了铁扫帚，谁也不让谁

tóng pén zhuàngle tiěsàozhou, shéi yě búràng shéi

a copper basin bumps into an iron broom: neither yields to the other

险道神撞着寿星老儿,你休说我的长,我也休嫌你的短

xiǎndàoshén zhuàngzhe shòuxīnglǎor,nǐ xiū shuō wǒ de zhǎng,wǒ yě xiū xián nǐ de duǎn

the Road-Clearing God meets the God of Longevity: don't call me tall, and I won't call you short

鼓不打不响，钟不撞不鸣

gǔ bù dǎ bù xiǎng, zhōng bú zhuàng bù míng

a drum doesn't sound unless struck, a bell doesn't ring unless hit