车祸

• 병음: chē huò
• 한자 분석: 车 = pictograph of a vehicle; 祸 = 礻 (spirit) + 咼 (phonetic)

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교통사고; 자동차 사고

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

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: traffic, news, everyday

어조: serious

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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)

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal