故障

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Chinese

happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 
 to block; to hinder; to obstruct
simp. and trad.
(故障) 		故 障

Pronunciation

Noun

故障

  1. breakdown; malfunction; fault; failure (of a mechanical or electronic device)
    出故障  ―  chū gùzhàng  ―  to breakdown
    技術故障／技术故障  ―  jìshù gùzhàng  ―  technical fault
    引擎故障  ―  yǐnqíng gùzhàng  ―  engine failure
    我的車出故障了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的车出故障了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de chē chū gùzhàng le.
    My car has broken down.
  2. (figurative) obstacle; hitch
  3. (computing) bug

Synonyms

  • (obstacle):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (故障):
  • → Japanese: 故(こ)障(しょう) (koshō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故 障
こ
Grade: 5 		しょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

故(こ)障(しょう) • (koshō) ←こしやう (kosyau)?

  1. break, break down, have a fault, go out of order

Verb

故(こ)障(しょう)する • (koshō suru) intransitive suru (stem 故(こ)障(しょう)し (koshō shi), past 故(こ)障(しょう)した (koshō shita))

  1. break, break down, have a fault

Conjugation

Conjugation of "故障する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 故障し こしょうし koshō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 故障し こしょうし koshō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 故障する こしょうする koshō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 故障する こしょうする koshō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 故障すれ こしょうすれ koshō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 故障せよ¹
故障しろ² 		こしょうせよ¹
こしょうしろ² 		koshō seyo¹
koshō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 故障される こしょうされる koshō sareru
Causative 故障させる
故障さす 		こしょうさせる
こしょうさす 		koshō saseru
koshō sasu
Potential 故障できる こしょうできる koshō dekiru
Volitional 故障しよう こしょうしよう koshō shiyō
Negative 故障しない こしょうしない koshō shinai
Negative continuative 故障せず こしょうせず koshō sezu
Formal 故障します こしょうします koshō shimasu
Perfective 故障した こしょうした koshō shita
Conjunctive 故障して こしょうして koshō shite
Hypothetical conditional 故障すれば こしょうすれば koshō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
故障

Noun

故障 • (gojang) (hangeul 고장)

  1. hanja form? of 고장 (“mechanical breakdown”)
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