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故障

gù zhàng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

Definitions

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

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Usage notes

Collocations

故障 typically pairs with 发生, 排除, 出现; not used with 做.

Example Sentences

2 shown
机器突然发生了 故障 。
The machine suddenly malfunctioned.
故障 !
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111703)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.