Word: 肇事 (zhàoshì) 肇事 dictionary entry zhàoshì to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance Full dictionary entry for 肇事 Example sentences using 肇事 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他酒后开车肇事，被拘留了。 Tā jiǔhòu kāichē zhàoshì, bèi jūliúle. He caused an accident by drunk driving and was detained. 肇事的货车司机逃跑了。 Zhàoshì de huòchē sījī táopǎole. The truck driver who caused the accident ran away.