失事 (shīshì) · to crash

失事 (shīshì) means “to crash; to be wrecked (plane, ship)”. It is written with 2 characters: 失 (to lose) + 事 (matter). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 失事 is built

The characters

失 shī · to lose

What 失 is made of

丿 — falling stroke
夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

Origin hint: Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

事 shì · matter

What 事 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
亅 — hook

Example sentences

新闻报道了一起飞机失事。Xīnwén bàodào le yī qǐ fēijī shīshì.The news reported a plane crash.

失事的船已经找到了。Shīshì de chuán yǐjīng zhǎodào le.The wrecked ship has been found.

Questions about 失事

What does 失事 mean?

失事 (shīshì) means “to crash; to be wrecked (plane, ship)”.

How do you pronounce 失事?

失事 is pronounced shīshì.

Which HSK level is 失事?

失事 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 失事 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 163: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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