How to Say ‘It's broken today’ in Traditional Chinese
今天壞了
jīn tiān huài le
[jin tyan huài le]
💬 Usage Tip: 了 after 壞 (huài) shows it has become broken, meaning it's a new situation. Compare 好了 "it's done or fixed now".
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jin tyan]
today
Refers to the current day; often used when talking about today's event or schedule.
今天的活動讓我更了解這家公司。
Today’s event helped me understand this company better.
壞
huài
[huài]
broken
Not working; damaged.
我的手機壞了。
My phone is broken.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
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