be involved in a crash (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
失事 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
事实 shì shí - fact (n.) | HSK 5
实施 shí shī - put into effect; implement; carry out (v.) | HSK 6
时事 shí shì - current events; current affairs (n.) | HSK 6
逝世 shì shì - pass away; die (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
这架飞机在起飞后不久失事了。 zhè jià fēijī zài qǐfēi hòu bùjiǔ shīshì le. - The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
新闻报道称一艘货船在海上失事了。 xīnwén bàodǎo chēng yī sòu huòchuán zài hǎishàng shīshì le. - News reports said a cargo ship had an accident at sea.
这次事故导致两人受伤，但幸运的是没有人失事。 zhè cì shìgù dǎozhì liǎng rén shòushāng, dàn xìngyùn de shì méiyǒu rén shīshì. - The accident resulted in two injuries, but fortunately no fatalities.
他们的探险活动几乎导致了一次严重的失事事件。 tāmen de tànxiǎn huódòng jīhū dǎozhì le yīcì yánzhòng de shīshì shìjiàn. - Their adventure almost resulted in a serious accident.
这次列车失事事件造成了多人死伤。 zhè cì lièchē shīshì shìjiàn zàochéng le duō rén sǐshāng. - The train accident resulted in multiple casualties.
Characters
事 shì - matter, affair, thing; job, work; accident, trouble; responsibility, involvement |
失 shī - lose; cannot find; lose control of; become unusual or abnormal; fail to achieve one's end; violate |