故障

 

Pinyin: gù zhàng

Meaning: breakdown

Sentence: Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns.她的旧车老不听使唤，一路上总是出故障。

 

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故： 

 

Pinyin: gù
Meaning: incident
Radical: 攵
Stokes: 9
Traditional:故
Common words/Phrase:
故此  [gù cǐ]         【therefore】 

故城  [gù chéng]      【old city】 

故道   [gù dào]       【old way】

故第  [gù dì]         【former residence】

故地  [gù dì]         【old haunt】

 

障： 

 

Pinyin: zhàng
Meaning: block
Radical:  阝
Stokes: 13
Traditional: 障
Common words/Phrase:
障碍      [zhàng ài]         【obstacle; barrier】 

障碍物   [zhàng ài wù]       【obstruction】

障蔽     [zhàng bì]          【block】

障眼法  [zhàng yǎn fǎ]       【cover-up; deceptive trick】

障子     [zhàng zǐ]           【a barrier made of reeds】