事故
shì gù
Pinyin

Definition

事故
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shì gù
  1. accident
  2. CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
事业
shì yè
  1. 1 undertaking
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. 5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. 6 career
  7. 7 occupation
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
事件
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
事儿
shì r5
  1. 1 one's employment
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 matter that needs to be settled
  4. 4 (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
  5. 5 trying
  6. 6 troublesome
  7. 7 erhua variant of 事[shì]
  8. 8 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
事务
shì wù
  1. 1 (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. 2 work
  3. 3 transaction (as in a computer database)
事实
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
事后
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
事项
shì xiàng
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 item
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
做事
zuò shì
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to handle matters
  3. 3 to have a job

Idioms (20)

一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

Sample Sentences

可一旦出事，受污染的不仅仅是一个地区。前苏联那次事故，据说几百年也消除不了核污染。
kě yīdàn chūshì ，shòu wūrǎn de bùjǐnjǐn shì yī gè dìqū 。qián Sūlián nà cì shìgù ，jùshuō jǐ bǎinián yě xiāochú bùliǎo héwūrǎn 。
But once there's an accident, it won't be just one place that's contaminated. Like that accident that happened in the former Soviet Union. They say that even hundreds of years won't completely get rid of the radioactive pollution.
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反对核电的声音随着日本事故的发生再次响亮起来。数万德国人走上街头，要求政府立即关闭所有核电站”。
fǎnduì hédiàn de shēngyīn suízhe Rìběn shìgù de fāshēng zàicì xiǎngliàng qǐlái 。shùwàn Déguórén zǒushàng jiētóu ，yāoqiú zhèngfǔ lìjí guānbì suǒyǒu hédiànzhàn ”。
"Following the accident in Japan, the voice of opposition to nuclear power is resounding once again. Thousands of Germans have taken to the streets demanding that their government close all nuclear power plants at once."
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由于那次意外事故，整个施工进程被暂停。
yóuyú nà1 cì yìwài shìgù ，zhěnggè shīgōng jìnchéng bèi zàntíng 。
Due to that accident, the entire construction process was put on hold.
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我们一定要牢记安全准则，以免出事故。
wǒmen yīdìng yào láojì ānquán zhǔnzé ，yǐmiǎn chū shìgù 。
We must keep in mind the safetly standards, lest there be an accident.
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我先打110，找交警来开事故认定书。
wǒ xiān dǎ yāoyāolíng ，zhǎo jiāojǐng lái kāi shìgùrèndìngshū 。
I'll call 110 first, to get the traffic police to file an accident report.
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你刚跟警察处理事故的时候，是不是一直打着灯？
nǐ gāng gēn jǐngchá chǔlǐ shìgù de shíhou ，shìbushì yīzhí dǎzhe dēng ？
Just now when you were with the police dealing with the accident, did you have the lights on?
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这起事故造成了十人受伤。
zhè qǐ shìgù zàochéng le shí rén shòushāng 。
This accident resulted in the injury of 10 people.
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也是。现在车多，事故太频繁了。
yě shì 。xiànzài chē duō ，shìgù tài pínfán le 。
That's true. There are so many cars now, accidents are more frequent.
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有一个很严重的事故。
yǒu yī ge hěn yánzhòng de shìgù 。
There was a very serious accident.
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有没有事故和违章记录？
yǒumeiyǒu shìgù hé wéizhāng jìlù ？
Do you have any record of accidents or violations?
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