失灵

zhǐ huī shī líng

指挥失灵

ineffective command

kāi guān shī líng

开关失灵。

The switch is out of order.

tā de tīng jué yǒu diǎn shī líng

他的听觉有点失灵。

His hearing is getting worse.

jì suàn jī shī líng

计算机失灵

computer malfunction

shā chē shī líng le

刹车失灵了。

The brakes failed.

měi dāng xià yǔ wǒ men de chē jiù shī líng

每当下雨，我们的车就失灵。

Every time it rains, our car acts up.

yí qì shī líng

仪器失灵。

Instrument is out of order.

gǔ shì shī líng de zhēn zhèng yuán yīn zǒng shì zhèng cè shī líng

股市失灵的真正原因总是政策失灵。

Always, the intrinsic reason for market failure is policy failure.

wǒ zhèng kāi chē huí jiā tū rán shā chē shī líng le

我正开车回家，突然刹车失灵了。

I was driving home when my brakes went down.