毛病 (máo bìng) — fault, defect, problem (with a machine, system, or person); ailment, illness (colloquial)
Definition
毛病 is a colloquial word for both a 'fault/defect' (in a person or thing) and a minor 'ailment' (身体有点毛病). For serious machine breakdowns, prefer 故障.
noun
faultdefectproblem (with a machine, system, or person)ailmentillness (colloquial)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ,。Zhè tái diàn nǎo jīng cháng chū máo bìng, xū yào xiū yí xià.This computer often has problems; it needs to be fixed.
- 毛病。Tā zhè ge rén zuì dà de máo bìng jiù shì tài cū xīn.His biggest fault is being too careless.
- 毛病,。Wǒ zuì jìn wèi yǒu diǎn máo bìng, xiǎng qù yī yuàn kàn kàn.I've been having some stomach trouble lately; I want to go to the hospital.
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