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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 故障

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
故障 gù zhàng - malfunction
- breakdown
- defect
- shortcoming
- fault
- failure
- impediment
- error
- bug (in software)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 4,540 4,839 8,007

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
故 gù- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead
障 zhàng- to block
- to hinder
- to obstruct

Other Words Containing 故障

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
故障 6 6 4,540 4,839 8,007