事故
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
事故 (shìgù) · accident
事故 (shìgù) means “accident”. It is written with 2 characters: 事 (matter) + 故 (reason). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 事故 is built
The characters
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
故 gù · reason
What 故 is made of
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 古 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
路上发生了一个交通事故。Lù shang fāshēng le yī ge jiāotōng shìgù.A traffic accident happened on the road.
这次事故有人受伤吗？Zhè cì shìgù yǒu rén shòushāng ma?Was anyone hurt in this accident?
Questions about 事故
What does 事故 mean?
事故 (shìgù) means “accident”.
How do you pronounce 事故?
事故 is pronounced shìgù.
Which HSK level is 事故?
事故 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 故事gùshistory
- 好事hǎoshìgood thing
- 事情shìqingthing
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 本事běnshiability
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 事实shìshífact
- 事实上shìshíshàngin fact
Learn 事故 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.