事故

事故 shìgù

Accident

What 事故 means

  1. Accident

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Character by character

事故 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

事
shì
Matter (thing - accident - trouble - responsibility - job)
故
gù
Incident (reason - old - deceased - purposely)

How to write 事故

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事故 in a sentence

路口发生了一起交通事故。
Lùkǒu fāshēng le yì qǐ jiāotōng shìgù.
A traffic accident occurred at the junction.
安全检查是为了防止事故。
Ānquán jiǎnchá shì wèile fángzhǐ shìgù.
Safety inspections are to prevent accidents.

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Questions about 事故

What does 事故 mean in English?

事故 is pronounced shìgù and means Accident.

How do you pronounce 事故?

事故 is shìgù in pinyin — written shigu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 事故?

事故 is written with 2 characters: 事 (shì) Matter (thing - accident - trouble - responsibility - job), 故 (gù) Incident (reason - old - deceased - purposely). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 事故 an HSK word?

Yes — 事故 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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