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肇事 (zhào shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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肇事 (zhào shì): Cause an accident (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

肇事 consists of 2 characters.

to begin, to initiate, to start

matter, affair, thing

How to Use 肇事 in Sentences

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

Verb + Noun

zhào肇

shì事

sī司

jī机

neutral

driver at fault

zhào肇

shì事

yuán原

yīn因

formalWritten

Noun + Verbwith交通

jiāo交

tōng通

zhào肇

shì事

Verb + Verbwith逃逸

zhào肇

shì事

táo逃

yì逸

Example Sentences with 肇事

tā他

kāi开

chē车

zhuàng撞

le了

shù树

，

cause of the accident

formal

traffic accident causing

formal

hit and run

zhào

肇

shì事

táo逃

yì逸

le了

。

He hit a tree while driving and fled the scene of the accident.

jǐng警

fāng方

tōng通

guò过

jiān监

kòng控

lù录

xiàng像

，

xùn迅

sù速

suǒ锁

dìng定

le了

zhào肇

shì事

chē车

liàng辆

。

The police quickly identified the vehicle that caused the accident through surveillance footage.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

dāng当

shí时

méi没

yǒu有

qí其

tā他

chē车

liàng辆

zhào肇

shì事

ma吗

？

Are you sure there were no other vehicles that caused the accident at the time?

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jǐng警

chá察

zhèng正

zài在

diào调

chá查

zhè这

qǐ起

jiāo交

tōng通

shì事

gù故

de的

zhào肇

shì事

yuán原

yīn因

。

The police are investigating the cause of this traffic accident.

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

fǒu否

rèn认

zì自

jǐ己

zhào肇

shì事

zhè这

qǐ起

yán严

zhòng重

de的

huǒ火

zāi灾

，

chū初

bù

zhào肇

shì事

sī司

jī机

zuì最

zhōng终

chéng承

rèn认

le了

suī虽

rán然

shì事

gù故

xiàn现

chǎng场

hùn混

luàn乱

，

dàn

，

shēng声

chēng称

shì是

duì对

fāng方

wéi违

guī规

zài在

xiān先

。

He firmly denied causing the accident, claiming that the other party violated the rules first.

步

pàn判

duàn断

shì是

rén人

wéi为

zhào肇

shì事

suǒ所

zhì致

。

This serious fire is preliminarily judged to have been caused by human actions.

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cuò错

wù误

，

bìng并

chéng承

dān担

le了

quán全

bù部

zé责

rèn任

。

The driver at fault eventually admitted his mistake and took full responsibility.

但

mù目

jī击

zhě者

zhǐ指

rèn认

le了

zhào肇

shì事

zhě者

。

Although the accident scene was chaotic, an eyewitness identified the person who caused it.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 肇事.

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