错过
cuòguòTraditional: 错过
#1443 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to miss, to let slip, to miss out on
Word origin
A compound of 错 (cuò, wrong, to cross) and 过 (guò, to pass by), conveying the sense of letting something pass by and so missing it.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 错 (cuò, to cross, wrong) + 过 (guò, to pass)
Stroke order
错
过
Examples
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I missed the last bus.
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Do not miss this good opportunity.
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We missed the time we were meant to meet.
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Because of illness, he missed the exam.
千。
This is a film you must not miss.
错过 (cuò guò) means to miss something, such as a bus, a chance, or a person, by failing to catch it in time. It carries the regretful sense of an opportunity that has slipped past.
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