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毛病

máobìng

problem; defect

HSK 3 · Topic “Danger and trouble”
A person looking at a cracked cup
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Characters in this word

毛 máo

Strokes
4
Radical
毛 — hair, fur, feathers
Made of
乇 to depend on, to entrust with 一 one

病 bìng

Strokes
10
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 丙 third
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 车有毛病。 Chē yǒu máobìng. The car has a problem.
  • 他没毛病。 Tā méi máobìng. There is nothing wrong with him.
  • 手机有毛病。 Shǒujī yǒu máobìng. The phone has a problem.

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