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How to say “accident” in Chinese

事故
shìgù

accident

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Transportation”

“Accident” in Chinese is 事故, shì gù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

事故 is read shì gù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
gù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

事
shì — matter, affair
故
gù — former; reason

On the left, 古 gǔ “ancient” hints at the sound. 故事 is “past affairs”, that is, a “story”.

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 “事故”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 事故. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 事故的原因是司机超速shìgùdeyuányīnshìsījīchāosùThe cause of the accident is that the driver was speeding.
  • 事故现场一片混乱shìgùxiànchǎngyípiànhùnluànThe accident scene is in total chaos.
  • 这次事故是人为造成的zhècìshìgùshìrénwéizàochéngdeThis accident was caused by human error.
  • 这次事故没有造成人员伤亡。zhècìshìgùméiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángThe accident caused no casualties.
  • 这种事故发生的概率很低zhèzhǒngshìgùfāshēngdegàilǜhěndīThe probability of such an accident is very low.
  • 这次事故的责任由谁承担？zhècìshìgùdezérènyóushéichéngdānWho is responsible for this accident?

More words from the lesson “The accident”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “accident” in Chinese?

“Accident” in Chinese is 事故, pinyin shìgù.

What does 事故 mean?

事故 (shìgù) means “accident”.

How do you write 事故?

事故 is 2 characters: 事 (shì) — matter, affair; 故 (gù) — former; reason. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 事故?

事故 is read shìgù. Tones: shì — fourth tone, gù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“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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