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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

故障 [gùzhàng]
  1. 1. noun fault
    这台机器出了故障。
    This machine is faulty.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

故障 [gùzhàng]
  1. 1. hitch; breakdown; stoppage; trouble; failure; fault; give out
    出了什么故障？
    What's gone wrong?
    发动机出了故障。
    The engine has broken down. or The engine is out of order.
    排除故障
    fix a breakdown; clear a stoppage

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

故障 [gùzhàng]
  1. 1. 名 使机械、仪器等不能顺利运转的毛病
    汽车出了故障
  2. 2. 名 比喻影响工作顺利进行的障碍
    事情险些出了故障
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Examples

排除故障
fix a breakdown; clear a stoppage
出了什么故障？
What's gone wrong?
机械故障
mechanical failure (or breakdown)
接触故障
contact fault
我们家的电视出现了伴音过小的故障。
There is something wrong with our TV, the sound is too low.
抽油机出现故障，我们不能继续工作了。
There was some trouble with the drilling machine, and we couldn't continue working.
这台除湿机出故障了，赶快修理一下。
The dehumidifier is broken, please have it fixed quickly.
呼台的电脑出了故障，信息没法传到。
The computer at the call centre broke, and the message couldn't be communicated.
由于电脑出了故障，营业厅的业务缓办。
Because there was some problem with the computers, the operation in the business hall was postponed.
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Collocations

排除故障
to fix a breakdown
故障分析
to analyse a failure
故障很多
plenty of trouble
网络故障
a network failure
小故障
a small failure

Word Decomposition

故
[gù] 		+ 障
[zhàng]

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