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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.

Example

我家的熱水器很舊。

The water heater in my home is very old.

壞

huài

[huài]

broken

Not working; damaged.

Example

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.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

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