How to Say ‘The water heater is broken.’ in Traditional Chinese
熱水器壞了
rè shuǐ qì huài le
[rèshuǐqì huài le]
💬 Usage Tip: 壞了 means something has broken and is now not working. The 了 marks that change. You can swap in other appliances, like 冷氣壞了 "the air conditioner is broken".
Phrase Breakdown
熱水器
rè shuǐ qì
[rèshuǐqì]
water heater
An appliance that heats water for showers and taps.
我家的熱水器很舊。
The water heater in my home is very old.
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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