Chinese phrase
〜出现故障 〜 chū xiàn gù zhàng
Meaning
___ has a malfunction
When to use it
Says that a machine or system is not working properly. It is neutral and common in practical or technical conversation.
Example dialogue
我们的系统 出现故障，现在无法登录。 wǒ men de xì tǒng chū xiàn gù zhàng xiàn zài wú fǎ dēng lù
Our system has a malfunction, so we cannot log in now.
知道了，我马上联系技术人员处理。 zhī dào le wǒ mǎ shàng lián xì jì shù rén yuán chú lǐ
Understood. I will contact the technical team right away to deal with it.