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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

事故 [shìgù]
  1. 1. noun accident

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

事故 [shìgù]
  1. 1. accident; mishap; wreck;occurrence
    责任事故
    accident arising from sb.'s negligence

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

事故 [shìgù]
  1. 1. 意外的变故或灾祸(多指安全方面的)
    责任事故
    交通事故

Examples

设法避免了一场事故
succeed in averting an accident
查一查事故的原因
find out the cause of an accident
恶性事故
a fatal accident
在公路拐弯处发生了一起翻车事故
A car turned over at the road bend.
防止交通事故
try to forestall traffic accidents
根绝事故
eliminate accidents
工伤事故
industrial accident
我们将极力避免发生事故
We'll do our utmost to avoid accidents.
交通事故多得惊人。
There is a horrifying number of traffic accidents.
这场事故据说是由于疏忽造成的。
The accident was allegedly due to negligence.

Collocations

工伤事故
an industrial accident
重大事故
a fatal accident
事故的原因
the cause of an accident
发生事故
accidents happen
事故频发
accidents take place frequently

Word Decomposition


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  [cì] |  一次事故
  [qǐ] |  一起事故

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