事故

shìgù

noun HSK 3 #1,820

Measure Word

一起事故 qǐ

Meanings

1 accident

Characters

cause; incident

Examples

HSK 3

路上发生了一起事故。

Lù shàng fāshēng le yī qǐ shìgù.

An accident happened on the road.

HSK 4

要注意安全，避免事故。

Yào zhùyì ānquán, bìmiǎn shìgù.

Pay attention to safety and avoid accidents.

HSK 4

这是一起严重的交通事故。

Zhè shì yī qǐ yánzhòng de jiāotōng shìgù.

This is a serious traffic accident.

Tips

grammar

The measure word for accidents is 起: 一起事故, 一起交通事故.

Stroke Order

事 shì

故 gù