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故障

gùzhàng
noun HSK 6 #4,540

Meanings

  1. 1 malfunction; breakdown; fault
  2. 2 failure; glitch

Characters

故
gù
reason; cause; incident
障
zhàng
obstacle; barrier; hindrance
A causal obstacle - something has gone wrong and is blocking normal operation.

Examples

HSK 3
电梯出故障了。
Diàntī chū gùzhàng le.
The elevator broke down.
HSK 5
这次停电是由设备故障引起的。
Zhècì tíngdiàn shì yóu shèbèi gùzhàng yǐnqǐ de.
This power outage was caused by an equipment failure.
HSK 6
工程师正在排除故障。
Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài páichú gùzhàng.
The engineer is troubleshooting.

Tips

usage
故障 is the standard word for mechanical/technical failures: 机械故障 (mechanical failure), 系统故障 (system failure), 排除故障 (troubleshoot). For minor issues with apps/software, 故障 or bug (English borrowing) are both used.

Stroke Order

故 gù
障 zhàng