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事故 — meaning in English

shì gù

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English meaning

  • accident noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
  • casualty noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • misfortune noun Bad luck, or an unlucky event.
  • unhappiness noun The state or feeling of not being happy.

Senses

事故 is used for these senses in English:

  • accident An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
  • casualty Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • misfortune (uncountable) Bad luck.
  • unhappiness The feeling of not being happy.

accident — full definition

  1. noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
  2. noun A crash involving a vehicle or other form of transport.

casualty — full definition

  1. noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  2. noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  3. noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
  4. noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

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