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错觉 (cuò jué): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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错觉

错觉 (cuò jué): Illusion / Delusion (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

错觉 consists of 2 characters.

to feel, to sense, to become aware

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Pinyincuò jué

MeaningIllusion / Delusion

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word错觉

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3.

How to Use 错觉 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

cuò错

jué觉

neutral

a kind of illusion

Adjective + Nounwith视觉

shì视

jué觉

cuò错

jué觉

Verb + Object

chǎn产

shēng生

cuò错

jué觉

neutral

have an illusion

4.

Example Sentences with 错觉

wǒ我

yǐ以

wéi为

nà那

shì是

zhēn真

de的

neutral

optical illusion

xiāo消

chú除

cuò错

jué觉

formalWritten

dispel an illusion

，

dàn但

nà那

shì是

cuò错

jué觉

。

I thought it was real, but it was an illusion.

tā他

yí一

dù度

chǎn产

shēng生

cuò错

jué觉

，

yǐ以

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jì计

huà划

tiān天

yī衣

wú无

fèng缝

。

He once had the illusion that his plan was flawless.

nán难

dào道

zhè这

zhǐ只

shì是

wǒ我

de的

cuò错

jué觉

，

hái还

shì是

nǐ你

yě也

gǎn感

jué觉

dào到

le了

yì异

cháng常

？

Is this just my illusion, or did you also sense something unusual?

zài在

shā沙

mò漠

lǐ里

，

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

kàn看

dào到

shuǐ水

de的

cuò错

jué觉

，

qí其

shí实

zhǐ只

shì是

hǎi海

shì市

shèn蜃

lóu楼

。

In the desert, sometimes you see the illusion of water, but it's actually a mirage.

wǒ我

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

chǎn产

shēng生

cuò错

jué觉

，

nà那

shēng声

yīn音

què确

shí实

shì是

cóng从

gé隔

bì壁

chuán传

lái来

de的

。

I did not have an illusion; that sound indeed came from next door.

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

zào造

chéng成

de的

cuò错

jué觉

，

ràng让

tā他

wù误

yǐ以

wéi为

suǒ所

yǒu有

wèn问

tí题

dōu都

yǐ已

jiě解

jué决

。

The illusion caused by time pressure made him mistakenly believe all problems were solved.

tā他

zǒng总

jué觉

de得

zì自

jǐ己

bǐ比

bié别

rén人

cōng聪

míng明

，

zhè这

kě可

néng能

shì是

zhǒng种

cuò错

jué觉

，

yīn因

wèi为

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

yǒu有

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cháng长

chù处

。

He always thinks he's smarter than others, which might be an illusion, as everyone has their own strengths.

bié别

bèi被

biǎo表

miàn面

de的

píng平

jìng静

suǒ所

mí迷

huò惑

，

nà那

kě可

néng能

zhǐ只

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

cuò错

jué觉

。

Don't be fooled by the surface calm; it might just be a dangerous illusion.

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Words with 觉

睡觉shuì jiàoHSK 1
觉得jué deHSK 2
感觉gǎn juéHSK 4
自觉zì juéHSK 5
发觉fā juéHSK 6
听觉tīng juéHSK 6
味觉wèi juéHSK 6
嗅觉

xiù jué

HSK 6