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车祸

car accident

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

che1huo4 • chēhuò

Meaning

Primary

car accident

Alternatives

traffic accident, road accident, car crash

Mnemonic

A 车祸 car accident is a 祸 misfortune that involves a 车 car crashing into something.

Usage

我 昨天 看到 了 一 场 车祸。

I saw a car accident yesterday.

车祸 发生 在 这 条 街 上。

The car accident happened on this street.

那 场 车祸 很 严重。

That car accident was very serious.