油表是什麼時候壞的？

When did the fuel gauge stop working?

When did the petrol gauge stop working?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 油 yóu
  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning
=1 油 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
  2. alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
  3. used in 浩油
=2 表 biǎo
  1. exterior surface
  2. family relationship via females
  3. to show (one's opinion)
  4. a model
  5. a table (listing information)
  6. a form
  7. a meter (measuring sth)
=2 表 biǎo
  1. watch (timepiece)
  2. meter; gauge
=3 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 什麼時候 shénmeshíhou when?; at what time?
5 壞 huài
  1. bad
  2. spoiled
  3. broken
  4. to break down
  5. (suffix) to the utmost
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target