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错(cuò)
TOP-1000 Frequency The ranking is based on data from open sources. HSK 3.0 · Level 2 YCT 4
Translation
  • (adj.) wrong; bad
  • (v./n.) to miss; to stagger; fault, mistake
  • (char.) be interlocked and jagged; complex, confusing
Radical
金 钅 釒(jīn) metal
Simplified 错
Traditional 錯
Strokes count 13
Illustration for 错

Words with 错 10

Same pronunciation 8

Similar pronunciation 12

Synonyms 16

Antonyms 7

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Examples of use 22

错(cuò) 误(wù)
(n./adj.) mistake; wrong, mistaken
他(tā) 怕(pà) 万(wàn) 一(yī) 选(xuǎn) 错(cuò) 了(le) ，(,) 要(yào) 付(fù) 出(chū) 很(hěn) 大(dà) 的(de) 时(shí) 间(jiān) 成(chéng) 本(běn) 和(hé) 经(jīng) 济(jì) 成(chéng) 本(běn) 。(.)
He is afraid that if he makes a wrong choice, he will pay a lot of time and economic costs.
翟(zhái) 峰(fēng) 和(hé) 妻(qī) 子(zi) 都(dōu) 是(shì) 铁(tiě) 路(lù) 工(gōng) 人(rén) ，(,) 工(gōng) 作(zuò) 稳(wěn) 定(dìng) 、(、) 待(dài) 遇(yù) 不(bù) 错(cuò) 。(.)
Zhai Feng and his wife are both railway workers, with stable jobs and good pay.
我(wǒ) 做(zuò) 错(cuò) 了(liǎo) 事(shì) ，(，) 老(lǎo) 师(shī) 警(jǐng) 告(gào) 我(wǒ) 说(shuō) ，(，) 以(yǐ) 后(hòu) 一(yī) 定(dìng) 不(bù) 可(kě) 以(yǐ) 再(zài) 这(zhè) 样(yàng) 了(le) 。(。)
I did something wrong, and the teacher warned me that I must not do it again in the future.
听(tīng) 起(qǐ) 来(lái) 不(bù) 错(cuò)
(phr.) to sound quite good
我(wǒ) 们(men) 虽(suī) 然(rán) 这(zhè) 次(cì) 考(kǎo) 得(de) 不(bù) 错(cuò) ，(，) 但(dàn) 也(yě) 不(bù) 能(néng) 太(tài) 得(dé) 意(yì) 。(。)
Although we did well in the exam this time, we can't be too proud.
不(bù) 管(guǎn) 你(nǐ) 说(shuō) 错(cuò) 多(duō) 少(shǎo) 次(cì) 汉(hàn) 语(yǔ) ，(，) 你(nǐ) 还(hái) 是(shì) 要(yào) 坚(jiān) 持(chí) 多(duō) 说(shuō) ，(，) 因(yīn) 为(wèi) 这(zhè) 是(shì) 学(xué) 习(xí) 口(kǒu) 语(yǔ) 的(de) 正(zhèng) 确(què) 方(fāng) 法(fǎ) 。(。)
No matter how many times you make mistakes in Chinese, you should persist on speaking, because this is the correct way to learn spoken Chinese.
这(zhè) 次(cì) 考(kǎo) 试(shì) 我(wǒ) 的(de) 成(chéng) 绩(jì) 不(bù) 高(gāo) ，(，) 都(dōu) 怪(guài) 我(wǒ) 太(tài) 不(bù) 仔(zǐ) 细(xì) 了(le) ，(，) 把(bǎ) 师(shī) 和(hé) 帅(shuài) 都(dōu) 写(xiě) 错(cuò) 了(le) 。(。)
My grade for this exam wasn't high, which was due to my carelessness. I wrote both teacher and handsome wrong.
你(nǐ) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 太(tài) 马(mǎ) 虎(hu) 了(le) ，(，) 看(kān) ，(，) 错(cuò) 了(le) 那(nà) 么(me) 多(duō) 。(。)
You are too careless in writing. Look, there are so many mistakes.
我(wǒ) 写(xiě) 错(cuò) 了(le) 一(yī) 个(gè) 字(zì) ，(，) 能(néng) 借(jiè) 我(wǒ) 一(yī) 块(kuài) 橡(xiàng) 皮(pí) 吗(ma) ？(？)
I've written a character wrong, could you lend me a rubber?
你(nǐ) 好(hǎo) 像(xiàng) 把(bǎ) 网(wǎng) 址(zhǐ) 打(dǎ) 错(cuò) 了(le) 。(。)
It seems that you have typed the website address wrong.
当(dāng) 消(xiāo) 费(fèi) 者(zhě) 走(zǒu) 到(dào) 相(xiāng) 应(yīng) 货(huò) 架(jià) 时(shí) ，(,) 仪(yí) 器(qì) 会(huì) 发(fā) 出(chū) 提(tí) 示(shì) 音(yīn) ，(,) 以(yǐ) 免(miǎn) 消(xiāo) 费(fèi) 者(zhě) 错(cuò) 过(guò) 商(shāng) 品(pǐn) 。(.)
When the consumer walks to the corresponding shelf, the instrument will sound a prompt to avoid the consumer missing the goods.
我(wǒ) 这(zhè) 个(ge) 周(zhōu) 末(mò) 过(guò) 得(dé) 还(hái) 不(bú) 错(cuò) ！(！)
I had a good weekend!
不(bù) 错(cuò)
correct | right | not bad | pretty good
做(zuò) 错(cuò)
to make an error
出(chū) 错(cuò)
to make a mistake | error
看(kàn) 错(cuò)
to misinterpret what one sees or reads | to misjudge (sb) | to mistake (sb for sb else) | to misread (a document)
这(zhè) 个(ge) 主(zhǔ) 意(yi) 挺(tǐng) 不(bú) 错(cuò) 的(de) 。(.)
This idea is pretty good.
读(dú) 错(cuò)
misread
对(duì) 不(bu) 起(qǐ,) ，(wǒ) 我(zuò) 坐(cuò) 错(wèi) 位(zi) 子(le) 了(?) 。()
I'm sorry, I think I've got the wrong seat.
说(shuō) 错(cuò)
say (something) wrong
你(nǐ) 说(shuō) 错(cuò) 了(le) 。(.)
You said it wrongly.; What you said is wrong.

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