车祸 (chēhuò): car accident

Measure Word

一场车祸 chǎng

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.

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.

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