(cuò wù) - error, mistake, wrong in Mandarin
cuòwùTraditional: 錯誤
HSK 4
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Translation
error, mistake, wrong
Word origin
The word 错误 combines 错 'wrong' with 误 'to err, mistake'. 误 is a phono-semantic compound with 讠/言 (speech) as meaning element and 吴 (wú) as phonetic. Together they name an error or mistake.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 错 (cuò, wrong: 金 metal + 昔 phonetic) + 误 (wù, to err: 言 speech + 吴 phonetic)
Stroke order
错
误
Examples
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This is my mistake.
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Admitting mistakes is important.
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Please correct the errors.
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This mistake is very serious.
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He is not willing to admit his mistake.
错误 (cuò wù) means error, mistake, wrong. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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