Gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng.

Vietnamese often follows a topic + comment pattern:

• Gương chiếu hậu = the rear-view mirror
• bị hỏng = is broken / got damaged

So the sentence is literally structured like:

• rear-view mirror + suffered damage

This is normal Vietnamese word order. The thing being talked about comes first, and then what happened to it comes after.

It is a compound noun:

• gương = mirror
• chiếu hậu = rear-view / for looking behind

Together, gương chiếu hậu means rear-view mirror.

In real usage, Vietnamese often builds nouns this way: a main object word first, then words that describe its function or type.

Bị often marks that something happened to someone or something in an unwanted, negative, or unfortunate way.

So in bị hỏng, the idea is not just is broken, but more like:

• has ended up broken
• got damaged
• is unfortunately broken

It adds a sense that this is a bad state or bad result.

Yes, absolutely.

• Gương chiếu hậu hỏng. = The rear-view mirror is broken.
• Gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng. = The rear-view mirror got broken / is damaged.

The version with bị sounds a little more like the mirror has suffered damage or ended up in that bad condition. The version without bị is more direct and neutral.

In everyday speech, both are possible.

Not necessarily.

Bị hỏng usually means became damaged / is broken, but it does not by itself say who caused it. It could have happened because of:

• an accident
• wear and tear
• someone hitting it
• a mechanical problem

If you want to say who caused it, Vietnamese would normally add more information.

Vietnamese often does not need a word equivalent to English is/are in simple statements.

So instead of saying something like:

• The rear-view mirror is broken

Vietnamese can simply say:

• Gương chiếu hậu hỏng
• Gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng

This is very normal. Vietnamese does not require a copula in many adjective or state descriptions.

Vietnamese does not use articles the same way English does.

So gương chiếu hậu can mean:

• a rear-view mirror
• the rear-view mirror
• rear-view mirrors in some contexts

The exact meaning depends on context.

If the speaker wants to make it sound more like a specific object, they might say:

• Cái gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng.

Here, cái is a classifier for objects, but it is still not exactly the same as English the.

Hỏng is a very common word meaning something like:

• broken
• out of order
• spoiled
• not working properly

It can be used for many kinds of things:

• Xe hỏng = The vehicle is broken / not working
• Điện thoại hỏng = The phone is broken
• Máy lạnh hỏng = The air conditioner is broken

So hỏng is broader than just a visible crack or break. It can also mean something no longer functions properly.

No. It can refer to a rear-view mirror on different vehicles, depending on context, such as:

• cars
• motorbikes
• other vehicles

If the situation is unclear, context usually tells you which mirror is meant. In everyday Vietnamese, this phrase is very natural for vehicle mirrors in general.

Yes. Both can be heard.

• gương = mirror
• kính can also be used in some contexts for glass/mirror-related objects

In everyday speech, gương chiếu hậu and kính chiếu hậu may both be used, depending on region and personal habit. Gương chiếu hậu is very clear and standard.

Yes, a little.

• Gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng. = The rear-view mirror is broken / got damaged.
• Gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng rồi. = The rear-view mirror is broken now / has already gotten broken.

Rồi often adds a sense of:

• completed change
• new situation
• already

So it can sound more like the speaker is reporting a newly noticed or completed problem.

Yes, it is natural and correct.

It sounds like a normal way to report a problem with a vehicle part. Depending on the situation, native speakers might also say:

• Gương chiếu hậu hỏng rồi.
• Cái gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng.
• Gương chiếu hậu bị vỡ. if the mirror glass is shattered

So your sentence is good, but there are several natural variations depending on exactly what kind of damage is meant.

This is an important distinction:

• hỏng = broken, damaged, not working properly
• vỡ = cracked or shattered, especially glass or something fragile

So:

• Gương chiếu hậu bị hỏng means the rear-view mirror is damaged or broken in a general sense.
• Gương chiếu hậu bị vỡ means the mirror glass is cracked or shattered.

If you know the glass specifically broke, vỡ is more precise. If you only mean the mirror is damaged overall, hỏng is broader.