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橫衝直闖

简横冲直闯 · 繁橫衝直闖

Mandarin · pinyin héng chōng zhí chuǎng

see 橫衝直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
闖: Look up this written character
横: héng · across
冲: chōng · soar; pour boiling water over
闯: chuǎng · rush in, burst in, charge in

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2–1–2–3 · heng2 chong1 zhi2 chuang3

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(idiomatic) synonym of 橫衝直撞 /横冲直撞 (héngchōngzhízhuàng, “to push one's way by shoving or bumping; to barge about”)

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