事故(shì gù)

HSK 32 characters

accident

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
shì gù
Meaning
accident
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Example sentences

How 事故 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 事故无法避免。

    shì gù wú fǎ bì miǎn

    Accidents are inevitable.

  • 事故发生在前天。

    shì gù fā shēng zài qián tiān

    The accident happened the day before yesterday.

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