故障
Old HSK 6
故障 (gùzhàng) · breakdown
故障 (gùzhàng) means “breakdown; fault; malfunction”. It is written with 2 characters: 故 (reason) + 障 (to separate). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 故障 is built
The characters
故 gù · reason
What 故 is made of
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 古 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
障 zhàng · to separate
What 障 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 章zhāng — chapter
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 日rì — sun; day
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 音yīn — sound
Example sentences
电梯出了故障，暂时不能用。Diàntī chū le gùzhàng, zànshí bùnéng yòng.The elevator has broken down and can't be used for now.
工人很快排除了机器故障。Gōngrén hěnkuài páichú le jīqì gùzhàng.The workers quickly fixed the machine fault.
Questions about 故障
What does 故障 mean?
故障 (gùzhàng) means “breakdown; fault; malfunction”.
How do you pronounce 故障?
故障 is pronounced gùzhàng.
Which HSK level is 故障?
故障 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 故事gùshistory
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 故乡gùxiānghometown
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 变故biàngùmisfortune
- 缘故yuángùreason
- 保障bǎozhàngto guarantee
- 屏障píngzhàngbarrier
- 障碍zhàng'àiobstacle
Learn 故障 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.