# 失灵 (shīlíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 失灵 (shīlíng) means “to malfunction; to fail; out of order”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to malfunction; to fail; out of order
- Pinyin: shīlíng (shi1 ling2)
- Traditional: 失靈
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这辆自行车的刹车失灵了。
  Zhè liàng zìxíngchē de shāchē shīlíng le.
  The brakes on this bicycle have failed.

## Characters

- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss
- [灵](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-effective/) (líng): effective; sharp

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-ling-malfunction/

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