事故
accident; incident
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- Pinyin
- shìgù
- Strokes
- 17
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 事故
事故 is written with 17 strokes (事: 8, 故: 9). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 3. 交通事故 = traffic accident; 这起事故 = this accident.
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这些话只是当时的情况，不是事故的原因。
These words are only the situation at the time, not the cause of the accident.
Learjet 60 Crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, Killing All Nine On Board
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