失
灵

Out of order (of machine) in Chinese: 失灵 (shī líng)

shī líng

out of order (of machine)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 失靈1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1out of order (of machine)
  2. 2not working properly
  3. 3a failing (of a system)

Stroke order

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失
灵

Zhuyin

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

失灵

Simplified

失靈

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 刹车突然失灵了。

    shā chē tū rán shī líng le。

    The brakes suddenly stopped working.

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Related words

灵

líng

quick

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

灵活

líng huó

flexible

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

失误

shī wù

lapse

丧失

sàng shī

to lose

心灵

xīn líng

bright

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