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故障

gù zhàng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

故障 (gù zhàng) means "malfunction, breakdown". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 故障 means

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

The characters in 故障

• 故gùhappening; instance; reason
• 障zhàngto block; to hinder; to obstruct

Example sentences

• 故障！
  Abort!
• 空调故障了。
  The air conditioner doesn't work.
• 我遇到了故障。
  I encountered a problem.
• 汽车发生故障了。
  The car broke down.
• 电梯好像故障了。
  The elevator seems to be out of order.
• 我的车子故障了。
  There is something wrong with my car.

Words containing 故障

• 单点故障dān diǎn gù zhàngsingle point of failure
• 技术故障jì shù gù zhàngtechnical breakdown; malfunction

Where 故障 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · guǎi–gù (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gù zhàng correctly.
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