The air conditioner doesn't work.
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故障
gù zhàng
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6
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gù zhàng · gu3 zoeng3 (Jyutping)
- malfunction
- breakdown
- defect
- shortcoming
- fault
- failure
- impediment
- error
- bug (in software)
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Character breakdown
故
- Meaning
- ancient, old; reason, because
- Radical
- 攵
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰古攵
- Cangjie
- JROK
- Four-corner
- 4864.0
障
- Meaning
- separate; shield; barricade
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- ⿰阝章
- Cangjie
- NLYTJ
- Four-corner
- 7024.6
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Example sentences
I encountered a problem.
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