肇事者 (zhào shì zhě) — person who causes an accident or disturbance; culprit
Definition
Formal term for the person who caused an accident (especially traffic) — a written/journalistic word, not used in casual speech. Translates as 'culprit' specifically in accident-related contexts, broader than the everyday 麻烦制造者 ('troublemaker').
noun
person who causes an accident or disturbanceculprit
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 肇事者。Zuó tiān nà chǎng chē huò de zhào shì zhě yǐ jīng bèi jǐng fāng jū liú le.The person who caused that car accident yesterday has been detained by the police.
- 肇事者。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài quán lì zhuī bǔ zhè cì shì jiàn de zhào shì zhě.The police are doing their best to pursue the person responsible for this incident.
- 肇事者，。Zuò wéi zhào shì zhě, tā bì xū chéng dān quán bù zé rèn.As the party at fault, he must bear full responsibility.
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