Chinese word

跳闸

Pronunciation

Pinyintiào zhá

Meaning

  • verbtrip

Example

昨晚厨房的电跳闸了，我们没法做饭。zuó wǎn chú fáng de diàn tiào zhá le wǒ men méi fǎ zuò fàn

The circuit breaker in the kitchen tripped last night, so we couldn't cook.

Illustration for 跳闸 (trip)

More examples

办公室里有人同时用微波炉和空调后，总闸跳闸了。bàn gōng shì lǐ yǒu rén tóng shí yòng wēi bō lú hé kōng tiáo hòu zǒng zhá tiào zhá le

After someone in the office used the microwave and air conditioner at the same time, the main circuit breaker tripped.

Core concept

A protective switch pops open when a circuit cannot safely keep carrying current.

Common phrases

  • 总闸跳闸zǒng zhá tiào zhá

    main breaker trip

  • 突然跳闸tū rán tiào zhá

    trip suddenly

  • 电路短路导致跳闸diàn lù duǎn lù dǎo zhì tiào zhá

    trip because of a short circuit

Similar words

停电tíng diàn: Lose access to electricity when supply to a home, building, or wider area is stopped.
断电duàn diàn: Stop electricity from reaching a place by interrupting its power supply.

Definition in Chinese

表示断路器或空气开关因故障、过载等原因自动断开电路，导致局部或整个回路停止供电的现象。biǎo shì duàn lù qì huò kōng qì kāi guān yīn gù zhàng guò zài děng yuán yīn zì dòng duàn kāi diàn lù dǎo zhì jú bù huò zhěng gè huí lù tíng zhǐ gōng diàn de xiàn xiàng

Word origin

The word 跳闸 (tiàozhá, "to trip") joins the image of 跳 (tiào, "jumping") with 闸 (zhá, "gate"), describing a switch that jumps into its open position.

Usage tips

  • This verb describes an automatic electrical event, so it fits a home or appliance losing power better than someone switching the power off by hand.

Opposites

  • 合闸hé zháclose the circuit breakerverb

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