肇事
zhàoshì
to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 警方很快锁定肇事司机，并依法调取了附近的监控录像。 Jǐngfāng hěn kuài suǒdìng zhàoshì sījī, bìng yīfǎ diàoqǔ le fùjìn de jiānkòng lùxiàng. The police soon identified the driver responsible for the accident and obtained nearby surveillance footage according to the law.
- 肇事车辆已经找到，但司机还下落不明。 Zhàoshì chēliàng yǐjīng zhǎodào, dàn sījī hái xiàluò bù míng. The vehicle involved in the accident has been found, but the driver's whereabouts are still unknown.
- 疲劳驾驶很容易肇事，长途开车要休息好。 Píláo jiàshǐ hěn róngyì zhàoshì, chángtú kāichē yào xiūxi hǎo. Driving while tired easily leads to accidents; on long trips you should rest well.
Related words
- 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing, never mind
- 事 shì matter, thing; work
- 故事 gùshi story
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 从事 cóngshì to work in; to be engaged in
- 事故 shìgù accident
- 事件 shìjiàn event; incident
- 事实 shìshí fact
- 事实上 shìshíshàng actually