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失灵

shī líng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 失靈

失灵 (shī líng) means "out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 失灵 means

1. out of order (of machine)
2. not working properly
3. a failing (of a system)

The characters in 失灵

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 灵língquick; alert; efficacious

Example sentences

• 刹车失灵了。
  Shāchē shīlíng le.
  The brake stopped working.

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