肇事

HSK 7-9

zhàoshì

to cause an incident; accident (often traffic-related)

to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance

他肇事后逃走了。

tā zhàoshì hòu táo zǒulù.

He fled after the accident.

这个司机肇事了，导致了严重的交通事故。

zhège shījì zhào shì le, dǎozhǎo le zhòngyànyíng de jiàngōngxìng chēzhàn.

The driver was responsible for a serious traffic accident.