"fender bender" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小擦撞
• 小碰撞（車輛）

Definition

一次輕微的車禍，車輛幾乎無嚴重損傷，通常也沒有人受傷。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，只用於輕微車禍，不適用於嚴重事故。常拿來安撫情緒，說明沒發生大事。

Examples

We had a fender bender in the parking lot.

我們在停車場發生了**小擦撞**。

Don't worry, it was just a fender bender.

別擔心，只是一次**小擦撞**。

My first car accident was a fender bender.

我第一次車禍是**小擦撞**。

Rush hour is crazy—I saw three fender benders on my way to work.

高峯時段很誇張——上班途中我看到三起**小碰撞**。

"Did anyone get hurt?" "No, it was just a fender bender."

「有人受傷嗎？」 「沒有，只是**小擦撞**。」

After our little fender bender, we exchanged phone numbers and moved on.

我們**小擦撞**後，交換了電話號碼就走了。