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故障 gùzhàng

故障 gùzhàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 9 English Translations of the word 故障 gùzhàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gùzhàng | gu4 zhang4
English translation
malfunction
breakdown
defect
shortcoming
fault
failure
impediment
error
bug (in software)

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Traditional form

故障 gùzhàng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 故障 gùzhàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

古攵

Number of Strokes

9
zhàng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zhāng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Zhāng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

阝章

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 故障 gùzhàng

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Cháng 害怕 hàipà 电梯 diàntī yǒu 故障 gùzhàng huì 我困其中 qízhōng .

I have a / this horror of being trapped in a broken lift.

还有 hái yǒu 几次 jǐ cì 事故 shìgù 主要 zhǔyào shì 起飞时引擎 yǐnqíng 出现 chūxiàn 故障 gùzhàng 造成 zàochéng de

There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off.

飞机 fēijī 由于 yóuyú 发生 fāshēng 电力 diàn lì 故障 gùzhàng 而作 le 临时 línshí 降落 jiàngluò

The aircraft made an unscheduled landing after developing an electrical fault.

数据 shùjù 记录仪 Huán Néng 迅速 xùnsù 查明 chá míng 机械故障减少 jiǎnshǎo 维修 wéixiū 次数 cì shù

Data recorders also pin-point mechanical faults rapidly, reducing repair times.

电梯 diàntī 出现 chūxiàn 故障 gùzhàng 他们 tā men 被困 zài 里面 lǐ miàn le

They were trapped after the lifts went out of action.

故障 gùzhàng Decomposition

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故障 gùzhàng Compounds

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