冲（着） chòng (zhe)
冲（着）（chòng (zhe)）means “冲（着）'facing / toward' someone, or colloquially 'because of / for the sake of'”. As a coverb 冲 (pronounced chòng, often 冲着) points an action toward a target: 冲我笑 'smile at me', 冲他点头 'nod toward him'. Formation: 冲 / 冲着 + 对象 + 动词
冲（着）'facing / toward' someone, or colloquially 'because of / for the sake of'
HSK6Formation
冲 / 冲着 + 对象 + 动词
Explanation
As a coverb 冲 (pronounced chòng, often 冲着) points an action toward a target: 冲我笑 'smile at me', 冲他点头 'nod toward him'. Colloquially it also gives a reason or motive — 冲这句话 'for the sake of these words / given what you said' — where a favorable response follows. The coverb phrase comes before the verb.
Examples
Note
Here 冲 is chòng, not chōng ('rush'). The reason sense is colloquial.
FAQ
冲（着） — what does it mean and how is it used?
冲（着）'facing / toward' someone, or colloquially 'because of / for the sake of'. As a coverb 冲 (pronounced chòng, often 冲着) points an action toward a target: 冲我笑 'smile at me', 冲他点头 'nod toward him'. Colloquially it also gives a reason or motive — 冲这句话 'for the sake of these words / given what you said' — where a favorable response follows. The coverb phrase comes before the verb.
冲（着） — how do you form it?
冲 / 冲着 + 对象 + 动词
冲（着） — any usage notes?
Here 冲 is chòng, not chōng ('rush'). The reason sense is colloquial.