祸事 (huò shì) — disaster, calamity, mishap

Definition

Examples

• 这场洪水给他家带来了巨大的祸事。
  Zhè chǎng hóng shuǐ gěi tā jiā dài lái le jù dà de huò shì.
  This flood brought a huge disaster to his family.
• 他因为酒后驾车，惹上了祸事。
  Tā yīn wèi jiǔ hòu jià chē, rě shàng le huò shì.
  He got into trouble because of drunk driving.
• 这次经济危机是一场难以避免的祸事。
  Zhè cì jīng jì wēi jī shì yì chǎng nán yǐ bì miǎn de huò shì.
  This economic crisis is a disaster that's hard to avoid.