肇事逃逸

zhàoshìtáoyì

phrase

Meanings

1 hit-and-run
2 to cause an accident and flee the scene

Characters

to cause / initiate

matter / incident

to escape / flee

Examples

肇事逃逸会被吊销驾照。

Zhàoshì táoyì huì bèi diàoxiāo jiàzhào.

Hit-and-run will get your driver's license revoked.

警方正在追查那起肇事逃逸案。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuīchá nà qǐ zhàoshì táoyì àn.

Police are investigating that hit-and-run case.

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肇事逃逸 is the formal legal term used in PRC traffic law and news reporting. 肇事 = cause the accident; 逃逸 = flee. Penalties escalate sharply compared to a normal accident — lifetime license ban in some cases.

Stroke Order

肇 zhào

事 shì

逃 táo

逸 yì