冲击 (chōng jī): impact, shock, to assault

Last year's typhoon dealt a huge impact to the coastal city; many houses were destroyed and residents' lives were severely affected.

As soon as the new policy was introduced, it had a strong impact on the real estate market, and housing prices began to fluctuate sharply.

Hearing the news of his father's sudden death, he suffered a heavy emotional impact and couldn't recover for several days.

The two currents collide with each other in the narrow river channel, forming dangerous whirlpools.

The global economic recession has had a direct impact on export-oriented enterprises, with orders decreasing and profits falling sharply.