车祸

• ピンイン: chē huò
• 漢字の分解: 车 = pictograph of a vehicle; 祸 = 礻 (spirit) + 咼 (phonetic)

意味

交通事故（自動車事故）

The general term for any motor vehicle accident. Can range from minor fender benders to fatal crashes. Very common in news and everyday conversation.

例文

1. 他在车祸中受了重伤。
2. 这个路口经常发生车祸，要小心。
3. 车祸现场已经被警察封锁了。

使い方ガイド

場面: traffic, news, everyday

トーン: serious

正しい言い方

• 昨天高速上发生了一起严重车祸。(A serious car accident happened on the highway yesterday.)
• 遵守交通规则可以减少车祸发生。(Obeying traffic rules can reduce car accidents.)

避ける言い方

• 我的自行车出车祸了 (车祸 typically refers to motor vehicle accidents — for bicycle accidents, you can say 出了事故 or be more specific)

起源と歴史

Compound of 车 (vehicle) and 祸 (disaster, misfortune). 祸 contains 示 (altar) suggesting misfortune from the gods.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal