车祸

• 拼音: chē huò
• 汉字拆解: 车 = pictograph of a vehicle; 祸 = 礻 (spirit) + 咼 (phonetic)

含义

Car accident; traffic accident. A collision or crash involving vehicles.

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

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: traffic, news, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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)

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal