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错别字 (cuò bié zì): Typo / Misspelling (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
错 • cuò • wrong • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
cuò
错
wrong
别 • bié • separate • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
bié
别
separate
字 • zì • (Chinese) character • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zì
字
(Chinese) character
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More common words that include characters from 错别字.
Words with
错
不错
bù cuò
correct
错误
cuò wù
error; mistake
错过
cuò guò
to miss (train, opportunity etc)
认错
rèn cuò
to admit an error
差错
chā cuò
Error / Mistake
过错
guò cuò
Fault
错位
cuò wèi
Displacement / Misalignment
错觉
cuò jué
Illusion / Delusion
Words with
别
别人
bié ren
other people
别的
bié de
else
特别
tè bié
special; especially
区别
qū bié
difference
Words with
字
名字
míng zi
given name
汉字
hàn zì
Chinese character
字典
zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
数字
shù zì
digital
性别
xìng bié
sex; gender
个别
gè bié
individually; separately
分别
fēn bié
to part; distinguish; differentiate
告别
gào bié
bid farewell to; to say good-bye to
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
crossroads
字幕
zì mù
captions; subtitles
字母
zì mǔ
letters [of an alphabet]
文字
wén zì
writing
4.
How to Use 错别字 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
个
yī
一
gè
个
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
neutral
a wrong character
Adjective + Noun
with
很多
hěn
很
duō
多
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
Verb + Object
xiě
写
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
Idiom
with
连篇
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
lián
连
piān
篇
5.
Example Sentences with 错别字
zhè
这
ge
个
jù
句
zi
子
yǒu
有
cuò
错
bié
neutral
many wrong characters
neutral
write a wrong character
jiū
纠
zhèng
正
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
formal
correct wrong characters
formal
Written
full of wrong characters
别
zì
字
。
This sentence has a typo.
zhè
这
fèn
份
zhòng
重
yào
要
wén
文
jiàn
件
lǐ
里
de
的
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
，
bì
必
xū
须
lì
立
kè
刻
xiū
修
zhèng
正
。
The typos in this important document must be corrected immediately.
nǐ
你
jiǎn
检
chá
查
yí
一
xià
下
zhè
这
fèn
份
bào
报
gào
告
，
kàn
看
kàn
看
yǒu
有
méi
没
yǒu
有
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
？
Could you check this report to see if there are any typos?
xiě
写
zuò
作
yè
业
shí
时
yào
要
xiǎo
小
xīn
心
，
bì
避
miǎn
免
chū
出
xiàn
现
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
。
Be careful when doing homework to avoid typos.
tā
他
fā
发
de
的
xìn
信
xī
息
lǐ
里
yí
一
gè
个
cuò
错
bié
别
zì
字
dōu
都
méi
没
yǒu
有
，
fēi
非
cháng
常
yán
严
jǐn
谨
。
There is not a single typo in the message he sent; he is very meticulous.
