毛病
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
毛病 (máobìng) · problem
毛病 (máobìng) means “problem; fault; bad habit”. It is written with 2 characters: 毛 (hair) + 病 (illness). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 毛病 is built
The characters
毛 máo · hair
What 毛 is made of
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
病 bìng · illness
What 病 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丙bǐng — third
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 内nèi — inside
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 疒 gives the meaning, 丙 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的电脑出了点儿毛病。Wǒ de diànnǎo chū le diǎnr máobìng.My computer has a small problem.
他有迟到的毛病。Tā yǒu chídào de máobìng.He has a habit of being late.
Questions about 毛病
What does 毛病 mean?
毛病 (máobìng) means “problem; fault; bad habit”.
How do you pronounce 毛病?
毛病 is pronounced máobìng.
Which HSK level is 毛病?
毛病 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 毛巾máojīntowel
- 毛衣máoyīsweater
- 羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton
- 眉毛méimaoeyebrow
- 毛máohair
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 病毒bìngdúvirus (biology or computer)
- 弊病bìbìngdrawback
Learn 毛病 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.