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毛病 (máo bìng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

毛病 (máo bìng) is a Chinese word: problem; defect; ailment. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 毛病

名 míng noun

problem; defect; ailment

这台电脑有点儿毛病。

zhè tái diàn nǎo yǒu diǎnr máo bìng

This computer has some problems.

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Word breakdown

毛 máo — minor; trivial (indicating small defects)

Words with this character (7)
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病 bìng — fault; defect (extending from illness)

Words with this character (16)
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Structure & writing
1 毛 máo — hair or fur on animals and plants, serving as protection and insulation
毛 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 2
笔 bǐ writing or drawing instrument; pen, brush 表 biǎo exterior, outside (opposite of 'inside'); ① outward, external ② outer appearance
HSK 5
尾 wěi tail; the projecting end part of a bird, beast, insect, or fish
HSK 6
毫 háo fine, pointed hair on a person or animal 耗 hào to consume, deplete
HSK 7
撬 qiào to pry; to lever open by inserting a rod, knife, or awl into a crack or hole and forcing the other end 毯 tǎn blanket; thick woven fabric with a fluffy pile 髦 máo short hair hanging over a young child's forehead (classical)

毛 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 病 bìng — illness; disease

病 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical
疒 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 1
病 bìng illness; disease
HSK 2
疼 téng pain; ache (sensation caused by illness, injury, or stimulation)
HSK 3
瘦 shòu thin; lean (of a person or meat, opposite of 胖/肥)
HSK 4
痛 tòng pain; ache (caused by illness or injury)
HSK 5
疗 liáo to treat (illness) with medicine, surgery, etc. 疯 fēng insane; mentally deranged 疾 jí illness; disease
HSK 6
疫 yì epidemic; acute infectious disease 疲 pí tired; fatigued 症 zhèng disease; illness 痒 yǎng itchy; an itching sensation on the skin 痕 hén trace, mark left by something
HSK 7
疙 gē (dial.) used in "疙瘩": ①a bump or lump on the skin or muscle ②a small round or lumpy object ③a difficult problem ④awkward or unclear speech ⑤measure word for round or lumpy things 疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 疵 cī flaw; blemish; defect 痪 huàn paralysis (used in 〖瘫痪〗: loss of movement in part of the body due to nerve dysfunction; also fig. of systems or transport coming to a standstill) 痰 tán phlegm; mucus secreted by the lungs and airways
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痴 chī foolish; stupid 痹 bì bi syndrome; TCM term for pain and numbness of the limbs caused by wind, cold, dampness, or heat (including rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis) 瘟 wēn plague; epidemic acute infectious disease 瘤 liú tumor; abnormal growth of tissue cells in an organism, generally classified as benign or malignant 瘩 da see '疙瘩': ① raised lump on skin or hardened muscle knot ② small round or lump-shaped object ③ fig. hard-to-solve problem ④ classifier for round or lumpy things ⑤ troublesome; awkward 瘫 tān paralysis; loss of motor function due to nerve damage 瘸 qué to limp; to be lame 瘾 yǐn addiction; physical or psychological dependence formed by repeated stimulation 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells
2.2 丙 bǐng — third of the ten Heavenly Stems; used to indicate third in order
丙 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 1
病 bìng illness; disease
HSK 7
柄 bǐng handle of an object 陋 lòu ugly; unsightly

Stroke order