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故障

gù zhàng · gu zhang

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. malfunction
  2. breakdown
  3. defect
  4. shortcoming
  5. fault
  6. failure
  7. impediment
  8. error
  9. bug (in software)
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The broken lift

  1. Dengdeng

    电梯(diàntī)又(yòu)出(chū)故障(gùzhàng)了(le)，门上(ménshàng)有(yǒu)牌子(páizi)。

    The lift is broken again. There is a sign on the door.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)住(zhù)在(zài)十八楼(shíbālóu)！

    We live on the eighteenth floor!

  3. Dengdeng

    没办法(méibànfǎ)，爬(pá)楼梯(lóutī)吧(ba)。

    No way around it. Let us climb the stairs.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)的(de)故障(gùzhàng)日期(rìqī)是(shì)上个月(shànggèyuè)。

    Wait. The breakdown date on the sign is last month.

  5. Dengdeng

    那就是(nàjiùshì)已经(yǐjīng)修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)，你看(nǐkàn)，电梯(diàntī)来(lái)了(le)！

    Then it is already fixed. Look, the lift is here!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)进(jìn)程(chéng)必(bì)须(xū)立(lì)即(jí)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)，否(fǒu)则(zé)服(fú)务(wù)器(qì)会(huì)故(gù)障(zhàng)。

This process must be stopped immediately, otherwise the server will break down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)机(jī)器(qì)出(chū)故(gù)障(zhàng)了(le)。

This machine is out of order.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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