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Car accident in Chinese

car accident · HSK 5

车祸 chē huò

  1. 车 chē car
  2. 祸 huò disaster

Counted with 场: 一场车祸 yì chǎng chēhuò

他昨天出了车祸,幸好没受伤。 He had a car accident yesterday, but luckily he wasn't hurt.

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How do you say car accident in Chinese?

Car accident in Chinese is 车祸 (chē huò).

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