cause disaster; bring about calamity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cause trouble or disaster; to bring about calamity
formalFormal written Chinese. Commonly used in news reports, legal contexts, or formal descriptions of accidents and disasters.
Jiǔ酒
hòu后
jià驾
chē车
róng容
yì易
zhào肇
huò祸
。
Driving under the influence easily leads to accidents.
Zhè这
cì次
huǒ火
zāi灾
shì是
yóu由
diàn电
xiàn线
duǎn短
lù路
zhào肇
huò祸
de的
。
This fire was caused by a short circuit.
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Sī司
jī机
yī一
shí时
shū疏
hū忽
，
zhōng终
yú于
zhào肇
huò祸
。
The driver's momentary carelessness finally resulted in a disaster.