bù​líng

to not work

不灵 不靈 bù​líng
to not work adjective
to be ineffective or stop working; to lose its function or effectiveness; to not be working properly

It's difficult to talk to her because she is hard of hearing.

awkwardly
slow to react, clumsy, or ineffectively
lacking divine power
(of a deity, oracle, etc.) not efficacious or lacking spiritual power

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0.240 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
2.11 per million

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