事故

shìgù

noun HSK 3 #1,820

Measure Word

一起事故 qǐ

Meanings

1 accident

Characters

cause; incident

Examples

路上发生了一起事故。

Lù shàng fāshēng le yì qǐ shìgù.

An accident happened on the road.

要注意安全，避免事故。

Yào zhùyì ānquán, bìmiǎn shìgù.

Pay attention to safety and avoid accidents.

这是一起严重的交通事故。

Zhè shì yì qǐ yánzhòng de jiāotōng shìgù.

This is a serious traffic accident.

Tips

grammar

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

Stroke Order

事 shì

故 gù