Word: 失事 (shīshì) 失事 dictionary entry shīshì to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up Full dictionary entry for 失事 Example sentences using 失事 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 那架小飞机在山区失事了。 Nà jià xiǎo fēijī zài shānqū shīshìle. That small plane crashed in the mountains. 那架飞机在山区失事了。 Nà jià fēijī zài shānqū shīshìle. That plane crashed in the mountains.