cause an accident; create a disturbance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cause an accident (esp. traffic); to be the cause of trouble
formalMost commonly used for traffic accidents (肇事司机, 肇事车辆), but can refer to causing other types of incidents or disturbances.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
zhuī追
chá查
cǐ此
cì次
jiāo交
tōng通
shì事
gù故
de的
zhào肇
shì事
zhě者
。
The police are investigating the person responsible for this traffic accident.
Jiǔ酒
hòu后
jià驾
shǐ驶
róng容
yì易
zhào肇
shì事
。
Drunk driving is likely to cause accidents.
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Nà那
liàng辆
hēi黑
sè色
jiào轿
chē车
shì是
zhào肇
shì事
chē车
liàng辆
。
That black sedan is the vehicle that caused the accident.
Jǐ几
gè个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
zài在
jiǔ酒
bā吧
lǐ里
hē喝
zuì醉
hòu后
zhào肇
shì事
。
Several young people got drunk at the bar and caused a disturbance.