| 事故 | shì gù | accident / CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4] |   |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected / accident / mishap / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 变故 | biàn gù | an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune | |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn | length / accident / mishap / right and wrong / good and bad / merits and demerits | |
| 差错 | chā cuò | mistake / slip-up / fault / error / accident / mishap | |
| 意外事故 | yì wài shì gù | accident | |
| 闪失 | shǎn shī | mishap / accident / accidental loss | |
| 岔子 | chà zi | branch road / setback / accident / hiccup | |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place / together / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) | |
| 现场 | xiàn chǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site | |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries / wounded (in an accident etc) / harmed | |
| 车祸 | chē huò | traffic accident / car crash / CL:場|场[chang2] | |
| 不经意 | bù jīng yì | not paying attention / carelessly / by accident | |
| 出事 | chū shì | to have an accident / to meet with a mishap | |
| 肇事 | zhào shì | to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance | |
| 失事 | shī shì | (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc) / to mess things up | |
| 海事 | hǎi shì | maritime affairs / accident at sea | |
| 撞见 | zhuàng jiàn | to meet by accident | |
| 安然无恙 | ān rán wú yàng | safe and sound (idiom) / to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) | |
| 空难 | kōng nàn | air crash / aviation accident or incident | |
| 事故处理 | | accident management | |
| 闯祸 | chuǎng huò | to cause an accident / to make trouble / to get into trouble | |
| 防患 | fáng huàn | to take preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster | |
| 致残 | zhì cán | to be crippled (in an accident etc) | |
| 责任事故 | zé rèn shì gù | accident occurring due to negligence | |
| 死难 | sǐ nàn | to die in an accident / to die for a just cause | |
| 三长两短 | sān cháng liǎng duǎn | unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death | |
| 出警 | chū jǐng | to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc | |
| 死难者 | sǐ nàn zhě | victim of an accident / casualty / martyr for one's country | |
| 罹难 | lí nàn | to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed | |
| 山难 | shān nàn | mountain accident | |
| 凶事 | xiōng shì | fateful accident / inauspicious matter (involving death or casualties) | |
| 肇祸 | zhào huò | to cause an accident | |
| 撞 |  zhuàng | to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident | |
| 人身事故 | rén shēn shì gù | accident causing injury or death | |
| 核武器事故 | hé wǔ qì shì gù | nuclear weapon accident | |
| 联合核事故协调中心 | lián hé hé shì gù xié diào zhōng xīn | Joint nuclear Accident Coordinating Center (JNACC) | |
| 交通意外 | jiāo tōng yì wài | traffic accident / car crash | |
| 偶然事件 | ǒu rán shì jiàn | random accident / chance event | |
| 公伤事故 | gōng shāng shì gù | industrial accident / work-related injury | |
| 灾场 | zāi chǎng | disaster area / scene of accident | |
| 排雷事故 | | demining accident | |
| 核事故或辐射紧急情况援助公约 | | Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency / Assistance Convention | |
| 放射性事故 | fàng shè xìng shì gù | radiation accident | |
| 环境事故 | huán jìng shì gù | environmental accident | |
| 地雷事故 | | mine accident | |
| 预防道路交通事故研讨会和参观考察 | | Seminar-cum-Study Tour on Road Traffic Accident Prevention | |
| 切尔诺贝利事故十五周年－所吸取的教训 | | Fifteen Years after the Chernobyl Accident -- Lessons Learned | |
| 在发生海上事故时公正对待船员的指南 | | Guidelines on Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the Event of a Maritime Accident | |
| 切尔诺贝利事故的健康影响国际方桉 | | International Programme on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident | |
| 排雷事故反应计划 | | demining accident response plan | |
| 纪念切尔诺贝利核电站事故十周年国际日 | | International Day Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident | |
| 防止、防备和应付化学事故指导原则 | | Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response | |
| 及早通报核事故公约 | | Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident | |
| 事故调查和预防科 | | Accident Investigation and Prevention Section | |
| 工业事故指令 | | Industrial Accident Directive / Seveso Directive | |
| 飞机事故调查标准 | | Standards on Aircraft Accident Investigation | |
| 白撞 | bái zhuàng | (car) accident where the driver is not held responsible | |
| 毕命 | bì mìng | to die (in an accident etc) / to have one's life cut short | |
