失灵

shī líng · shi ling

Traditional 失靈

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)梯(tī)突(tū)然(rán)失(shī)灵(líng),我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)走(zǒu)楼(lóu)梯(tī)。

The elevator suddenly malfunctioned, so we had to take the stairs.

02

刹(shā)车(chē)失(shī)灵(líng)非(fēi)常(cháng)危(wēi)险(xiǎn),必(bì)须(xū)马(mǎ)上(shàng)修(xiū)理(lǐ)。

Brake failure is very dangerous and must be repaired immediately.

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