事故 Simplified/traditional word 事故 English definition shì gù accident CL:桩[zhuang1] ,起[qi3] ,次[ci4] HSK level HSK 6 Characters 事 (shì): matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]; 故 (gù): ancient; former; old; happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead;