How to Say ‘Okay, the water heater might be broken.’ in Traditional Chinese
好，可能是熱水器壞了。
hǎo kě néng shì rè shuǐ qì huài le
[hǎo kěnéng shir rèshuǐqì huài le]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting 了 after 壞 (huài) "broken" signals that something has become broken. Use the same pattern for other things: 冷氣壞了 "the AC is broken".
Phrase Breakdown
好，可能是
hǎo kě néng shì
okay, it might be
好 (hǎo) here means 'okay'. 可能是 (kěnéng shì) means 'it might be' or 'probably'.
可能是他打錯了。
Maybe he dialed the wrong number.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
okay; alright
Used to show agreement or acceptance.
好，我們走吧。
Okay, let's go.
可能
kě néng
[kěnéng]
maybe; possibly
Expresses that something might happen.
明天可能會下雨。
It might rain tomorrow.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
熱水器壞了。
rè shuǐ qì huài le
the water heater is broken.
熱水器 (rèshuǐqì) means 'water heater'. 壞了 (huài le) means 'broken'. 了 shows a change of state.
我家的熱水器壞了。
My home's water heater is broken.
Words in this phrase
熱水器
rè shuǐ qì
[rèshuǐqì]
water heater
Appliance that heats water for the home.
熱水器需要修理。
The water heater needs repairing.
壞
huài
[huài]
broken
Not working; damaged.
我的手機壞了。
My phone is broken.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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