车祸

車禍

chēhuò

noun HSK 7 #2,363

Measure Word

一场车祸 chǎng

Meanings

1 car accident
2 traffic accident

Characters

disaster; misfortune

Examples

昨天这里发生了一场车祸。

Zuótiān zhèlǐ fāshēng le yī chǎng chēhuò.

A car accident happened here yesterday.

车祸造成三人受伤。

Chēhuò zàochéng sān rén shòushāng.

The car accident caused three people to be injured.

Tips

usage

车祸 specifically refers to traffic/car accidents. For accidents in general, use 事故. A more formal term for traffic accident is 交通事故.

Stroke Order

车 chē

祸 huò