出毛病 (chū máo bìng) — to go wrong; to break down; to malfunction

Definition

出毛病 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to go wrong' or 'to break down'. The verb 出 (chū, 'to produce') and the noun 毛病 (máo bìng, 'fault/trouble') can split to insert time words, measure words, or other elements, e.g., 出了毛病 (chū le máo bìng, 'developed a problem'), 出过毛病 (chū guo máo bìng, 'had a problem before'). It is used for machines, systems, bodies, or situations that stop working properly.

v.o.

to go wrongto break downto malfunction

Examples

出毛病，。
Wǒ de diànnǎo chū máo bìng le, kāi bù liǎo jī.
My computer broke down and won't turn on.
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Tā de shēntǐ zuìjìn chū guò jǐ cì máo bìng.
His body has had a few problems recently.
出毛病，。
Jìhuà yòu chū máo bìng le, zhǐ néng tuīchí.
The plan went wrong again, so we have to postpone it.

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