肇事 zhàoshì HSK7 to cause an accident Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 肇 zhào nounverb to cause (bound form) to cause; to trigger or provoke trouble, often used in 肇事 zhàoshì or 肇祸 zhàohuò事 shì noun accident accident; trouble; mishap; unintended event