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错别字

错别字 (cuò bié zì): Typo / Misspelling (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

错别字 consists of 3 characters.

(Chinese) character

Word Info

Pinyincuò bié zì

MeaningTypo / Misspelling

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word错别字

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 错别字.

Words with 错

不错bù cuòHSK 2
错误cuò wùHSK 4
错过cuò guòHSK 4
认错rèn cuòHSK 6
差错chā cuòHSK 7-9
过错guò cuòHSK 7-9
错位cuò wèiHSK 7-9
错觉cuò juéHSK 7-9

Words with 别

别人bié renHSK 3
别的bié deHSK 3
特别tè biéHSK 3
区别qū biéHSK 4
性别xìng biéHSK 4
个别gè biéHSK 5
分别fēn biéHSK 5
告别

Words with 字

名字míng ziHSK 1
汉字hàn zìHSK 1
字典zì diǎnHSK 3
数字shù zìHSK 4
十字路口shí zì lù kǒuHSK 4
字幕zì mùHSK 5
字母zì mǔHSK 5
文字

gào bié

HSK 5

wén zì

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 错别字 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 错别字 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

cuò错

bié别

zì字

neutral

a wrong character

Adjective + Nounwith很多

hěn很

duō多

cuò错

bié别

zì字

Verb + Object

xiě写

cuò错

bié别

zì字

neutral

write a wrong character

Idiomwith连篇

cuò错

bié别

zì字

lián连

piān篇

4.

Example Sentences with 错别字

zhè这

ge个

jù句

zi子

yǒu有

cuò错

bié别

zì

neutral

many wrong characters

jiū纠

zhèng正

cuò错

bié别

zì字

formal

correct wrong characters

formal

Written

full of wrong characters

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.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

zǐ仔

xì细

jiào校

duì对

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

bǎn版

běn本

réng仍

cún存

zài在

jǐ几

gè个

cuò错

bié别

zì字

。

Despite his careful proofreading, there are still a few typos in the final version.

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.

lǎo老

shī师

pī批

gǎi改

zuò作

wén文

shí时

，

huì会

quān圈

chū出

suǒ所

yǒu有

de的

cuò错

bié别

zì字

。

When grading essays, the teacher circles all the typos.

wǒ我

men们

liáo聊

tiān天

shí时

，

ǒu偶

ěr尔

dǎ打

chū出

de的

cuò错

bié别

zì字

cháng常

huì会

yǐn引

fā发

wù误

huì会

。

When we chat, the occasional typos we make often lead to misunderstandings.