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  • 1

    n.defect; shortcomings; ailment; breakdown; fault; mistake

    • diàn tī yǒu máo bìng le

      电梯毛病

      The elevator is out of order.

    • qì chē chū le diǎn xiǎo máo bìng

      汽车毛病

      There is a slight mishap with the car.

    • diàn shì jī bù zhī dào yǒu le shén me máo bìng

      电视机知道什么毛病

      Something has gone wrong with the TV set.

  • 2

    n.shortcoming; bad habit

    • tā yào jiè chú huài máo bìng

      戒除毛病

      He wants to get rid of bad things.

    • tā fàn le zhǔ guān zhǔ yì de máo bìng

      主观主义毛病

      He committed an error of subjectivism.

    • zhè hái zi shàng kè yǒu zuò xiǎo dòng zuò de máo bìng

      孩子上课动作毛病

      This child often gets fidgety in class.

  • 3

    n.dialillness; disease

    • tuǐ yǒu máo bìng

      毛病

      have trouble in the leg

    • lǎo máo bìng

      毛病

      inveterate disease

    • wǒ shén me máo bìng yě méi yǒu a

      什么毛病没有

      I don't have even the slightest ailment.

Word usage

  • Note
    "毛病" is different from "缺点". When referring to people's conditions, "毛病" mostly refers to bad habits; "缺点" refer to deficiencies, which can be used in many ways.
  • "毛病" is often matched with measure word "点"or"处"or"个".
    • 毛病

      a little defect

    • 毛病

      one defect

    • 毛病

      one defect