肇事

zhàoshì

verb HSK 7-9 #9,985

Meanings

HSK 6

他肇事后逃逸了。

Tā zhàoshì hòu táoyì le.

He fled after causing the accident.

HSK 7-9

肇事司机已经被警方抓获。

Zhàoshì sījī yǐjīng bèi jǐngfāng zhuāhuò.

The driver who caused the accident has been caught by the police.

usage

肇事 is most commonly used in traffic/accident contexts. 肇事者 = the person who caused the incident; 肇事逃逸 = hit-and-run.

memory

肇 looks complex but just means 'to cause/start.' Think: 肇事 = started (肇) an incident (事).

肇 zhào

事 shì