gù zhàng

Translation

  • malfunction
  • breakdown
  • defect
  • shortcoming
  • fault
  • failure
  • impediment
  • error
  • bug (in software)

Examples

  • 电梯好像故障了。
    The elevator seems to be out of order.
  • 机器结构很复杂,我们找来找去也找不到故障的原因。
    The machine was too complicated for us to find out the cause of the trouble.
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