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title: "Chehuo Meaning: 车祸 (chēhuò) Means “car accident”"
description: "车祸 (traditional 車禍, chēhuò) means “car accident; traffic accident”. Hear its tones, see what 车 and 祸 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chehuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 车祸 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

车祸 chēhuò

## car accident; traffic accident

## Its characters

1. 车 chē car
2. 祸 huò disaster

## In a sentence

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

[More about 车祸](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BD%A6%E7%A5%B8)

## More words with 车 or 祸

- [车间 chējiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian)
- [车辆 chēliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cheliang)
- [车位 chēwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chewei)
- [车厢 chēxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiang)
- [车站 chēzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhan)
- [车主 chēzhǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhu)
- [出租车 chūzūchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzuche)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [电动车 diàndòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandongche)
- [翻车 fānchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanche)

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