How to say “car accident” in Chinese
car accident
“Car accident” in Chinese is 车祸, chē huò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
车祸 is read chē huò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 礻 “altar, ritual”. The opposite of 福 “happiness”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “车祸”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 车祸. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他出了车祸，现在在医院。tāchūlechēhuò,xiànzàizàiyīyuànHe was in an accident and is in the hospital now.
- 他们在路上遭遇了车祸tāmenzàilùshangzāoyùlechēhuòThey had a car accident on the way.
More words from the lesson “The accident”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “car accident” in Chinese?
“Car accident” in Chinese is 车祸, pinyin chēhuò.
What does 车祸 mean?
车祸 (chēhuò) means “car accident”.
How do you write 车祸?
车祸 is 2 characters: 车 (chē) — cart, car; 祸 (huò) — disaster, misfortune. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 车祸?
车祸 is read chēhuò. Tones: chē — first tone, huò — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“car accident” in the lesson “The accident”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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