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故障
gùzhàng
1. malfunction
2. breakdown
3. defect
4. shortcoming
5. fault
6. failure
7. impediment
8. error
9. bug (in software)
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

故
gù
reason, cause; happening, instance
HSK 3 9 丶
障
zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (3)

技术故障
jìshùgùzhàng
technical breakdown
排查故障
páichágùzhàng
to troubleshoot
故障排除
gùzhàngpáichú
fault resolution

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,474 of 84,292