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失事 (shī shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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失事 (shī shì): Be involved in a crash (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

失事 consists of 2 characters.

to lose; to miss; to fail

matter, affair, thing

How to Use 失事 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 失事 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith飞机

fēi飞

jī机

shī失

shì事

neutral

airplane crash

Adverb + Verbwith不幸

bú不

xìng幸

shī失

shì事

Adjective + Noun

shī失

shì事

yuán原

yīn因

formal

cause of the accident

Example Sentences with 失事

fēi飞

jī机

shī失

shì事

le了

。

The plane crashed.

neutral

unfortunately crash

shī失

shì事

dì地

diǎn点

formal

crash site

Nà那

jià架

fēi飞

jī机

zài在

shān山

qū区

shī失

shì事

le了

。

That airplane crashed in the mountainous area.

nà那

liàng辆

cháng长

tú途

bā巴

shì士

zài在

shān山

qū区

shī失

shì事

，

jiù救

yuán援

duì队

zhèng正

quán全

lì力

sōu搜

jiù救

xìng幸

cún存

zhě者

。

The long-distance bus crashed in the mountainous area, and the rescue team is making every effort to search for survivors.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

zuó昨

wǎn晚

yǒu有

jià架

xiǎo小

xíng型

fēi飞

jī机

shī失

shì事

le了

ma吗

？

Did you hear that a small plane crashed last night?

xīn新

wén闻

bào报

dào道

shuō说

，

zuó昨

tiān天

yǒu有

yì

jìn尽

guǎn管

tiān天

qì气

è恶

liè劣

，

dàn但

zhè这

sōu

diào调

chá查

xiǎn显

shì示

，

jī机

xiè械

gù故

zhàng障

shì

yóu由

yú于

è恶

liè劣

tiān天

qì气

，

nà那

jià架

háng

rú如

guǒ果

jià驾

shǐ驶

yuán员

dāng当

shí时

bǎo保

chí持

jǐng

一

sōu艘

chuán船

zài在

hǎi海

shàng上

shī失

shì事

le了

。

The news reported that a ship crashed at sea yesterday.

艘

huò货

lún轮

bìng并

wèi未

shī失

shì事

，

ān安

quán全

dǐ抵

dá达

le了

gǎng港

kǒu口

。

Despite the bad weather, the cargo ship did not crash and safely arrived at the port.

是

dǎo导

zhì致

liè列

chē车

shī失

shì事

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

yuán原

yīn因

。

The investigation shows that mechanical failure was the main cause of the train crash.

航

bān班

zài在

qǐ起

fēi飞

hòu后

bù不

jiǔ久

jiù就

shī失

shì事

le了

，

xìng幸

hǎo好

méi没

yǒu有

rén人

yuán员

shāng伤

wáng亡

。

Due to bad weather, that flight crashed shortly after takeoff, but fortunately there were no casualties.

警

tì惕

，

huò或

xǔ许

jiù就

néng能

bì避

miǎn免

zhè这

cì次

shī失

shì事

。

If the driver had remained alert at that time, perhaps this crash could have been avoided.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 失事.

Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shī
丧失sàng shī
失业shī yè
失传shī chuán
失利shī lì
失去shī qù

Words with 事

事情shì qingHSK 2
同事tóng shìHSK 3
故事gù shiHSK 3
从事cóng shìHSK 5
事业shì yè
事件shì jiàn
事先shì xiān
事务shì wù