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坏掉
huàidiào
Description
当一个东西不能用了，或者食物不能吃了，我们就说它坏掉了。
When something can no longer be used, or food is no longer edible, we say it 坏掉了.
这个词很口语，常常用来说手机、电脑或者水果坏掉了。
This word is very colloquial and is often used to say that a phone, computer, or fruit 坏掉了.
Meanings
坏掉huàidiào
to break down; to stop working
我的手机坏掉了，不能打电话。
My phone is broken and can't make calls.
坏掉huàidiào
to go bad; to rot (food)
这些水果放太久，都坏掉了。
These fruits have been left too long and have gone bad.
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Notes
- Etymology
坏 (bad/broken) + 掉 (resultative complement showing a completed change of state).
- Nuance
掉 stresses that the change already happened; usually followed by 了.
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