Definitions
- 1. accident
Word relationships
Usage notes
Collocations
Common collocations: 发生事故 (to have an accident), 交通事故 (traffic accident). 事故 is rarely used with 做 or 弄.
Common mistakes
Don't confuse with 故事 (gùshi, story). Pay attention to tones: 事 (shì) vs 故 (gù) and the overall meaning shift.
Example Sentences
5 shown事故 发生时，他正好在场。
When the accident happened, he happened to be present.
这次 事故 中没有人受害。
No one was harmed in this accident.
这次 事故 造成了巨大的损失。
The accident caused huge losses.
这次 事故 损失惨重。
The losses in this accident were disastrous.
他在 事故 后伤残了。
He became disabled after the accident.
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