accident; malfunction; fault (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
事故 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
昨天发生了一起严重的车辆事故。 zuótiān fāshēng le yī qǐ yánzhòng de chēliàng shìgù. - A serious car accident occurred yesterday.
他在事故中受了重伤。 tā zài shìgù zhōng shòu le zhòng shāng. - He was seriously injured in the accident.
警方正在调查这起事故。 jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá zhè qǐ shìgù. - The police are investigating this accident.
飞机事故导致多人伤亡。 fēijī shìgù dǎozhì duō rén shāngwáng. - The airplane accident resulted in multiple casualties.
工作中小心防范事故。 gōngzuò zhōng xiǎoxīn fángfàn shìgù. - Be careful to prevent accidents at work.
Characters
事 shì - matter, affair, thing; job, work; accident, trouble; responsibility, involvement |
故 gù - old, past; things of the past; old friend, acquaintance; cause; incident, event |