車禍 chēhuò – traffic accident

老先生 lǎo xiānshēng – elderly man

闖紅燈 chuǎng hóngdēng – to run a red light

巷子 xiàngzi – alley, small lane

高速衝撞 gāosù chōngzhuàng – high-speed collision

路人 lùrén – pedestrian, passerby

造成 zàochéng – to cause, to result in

三死十二傷 sān sǐ shí’èr shāng – 3 dead and 12 injured

慘劇 cǎnjù – tragedy

閃躲 shǎnduǒ – to dodge, to evade

踩煞車 cǎi shāchē – to step on the brake

踩油門 cǎi yóumén – to step on the gas pedal

駕駛 jiàshǐ – driver; to drive

視力 shìlì – eyesight, vision

聽力 tīnglì – hearing

反應速度 fǎnyìng sùdù – reaction speed

判斷能力 pànduàn nénglì – ability to judge or make decisions

下降 xiàjiàng – to decline, to decrease

監視器 jiānshìqì – surveillance camera

肇事 zhàoshì – to cause an accident

違規 wéiguī – to violate rules or regulations

慣犯 guànfàn – habitual offender

人行道 rénxíngdào – sidewalk

分隔島 fēngé dǎo – traffic island, road divider

後退 hòutuì – to reverse, to back up

路怒症 lùnùzhèng – road rage

發作 fāzuò – (of a condition) to break out, to occur

被...惹怒 bèi... rěnù – to be angered/enraged by...

逼車 bīchē – to tailgate or aggressively drive close to another vehicle

按喇叭 àn lǎbā – to honk the horn

下車理論 xiàchē lǐlùn – to get out of the car to argue

強烈 qiángliè – intense, strong

密閉空間 mìbì kōngjiān – enclosed space

老翁 lǎo wēng – old man (formal/literary)

抗憂鬱症 kàng yōuyùzhèng – antidepressant (medicine)

情緒穩定劑 qíngxù wěndìngjì – mood stabilizer

冥想 míngxiǎng – meditation

密集 mìjí – dense, crowded, intensive

急躁 jízào – impatient, irritable

完善 wánshàn – to improve; well-developed or thorough

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