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错误 (cuò wù): Error (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

错误 consists of 2 characters.
cuò
错
wrong
wù
误
mistake, error

How to Use 错误 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 错误 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith个
yī一
gè个
cuò错
wù误
neutral
a mistake
Adjective + Noun
cuò错
wù误
xìn信
xī息
neutral
error message / misinformation
Verb + Object
gǎi改
zhèng正
cuò错
wù误
neutral
correct a mistake

Example Sentences with 错误

zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
cuò错
wù误
。
yán严
zhòng重
de的
cuò错
wù误
neutral
serious mistake
fàn犯
cuò错
wù误
neutral
make a mistake
This is a mistake.
zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
lǐ里
yǒu有
yí一
ge个
yǔ语
fǎ法
cuò错
wù误
。
There is a grammatical error in this sentence.
zhè这
ge个
bào报
gào告
lǐ里
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
cuò错
wù误
，
xū需
yào要
lì立
kè刻
xiū修
gǎi改
。
There is an obvious error in this report that needs to be corrected immediately.
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nǐ你
què确
dìng定
zhè这
ge个
dá答
àn案
méi没
yǒu有
cuò错
wù误
ma吗
？
Are you sure there is no mistake in this answer?
wǒ我
fàn犯
le了
yí一
gè个
cuò错
wù误
，
wàng忘
tā他
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
fàn犯
rèn任
hé何
cuò错
wù误
wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
cuò错
wù误
，
wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
shī师
zhǐ指
chū出
wǒ我
de的
zuò作
yè业
zhōng中
yǒu
wǒ我
chéng承
rèn认
zhī之
qián前
de的
jué决
dìng定
shì是
gè
jì
记
le了
dài带
yào钥
shi匙
。
I made a mistake by forgetting to bring the keys.
，
zhǐ只
shì是
yùn运
qì气
bú不
tài太
hǎo好
。
He didn't make any mistake; he was just a bit unlucky.
xū
需
yào要
zǐ仔
xì细
hé核
duì对
suǒ所
yǒu有
shù数
jù据
。
To avoid mistakes, we need to carefully check all the data.
有
jǐ几
chù处
cuò错
wù误
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
zhèng正
。
The teacher pointed out several errors in my homework that need to be corrected.
个
cuò错
wù误
，
xià下
cì次
huì会
gèng更
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
I admit that the previous decision was a mistake, and I'll be more careful next time.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 错误.

  • 教授jiào shòuprofessor
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 肚子dù zibelly
  • 成为chéng wéibecome
  • 参观cān guānto visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
  • 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
  • 发展fā zhǎndevelop
  • 及时jí shíin time
  • 复印fù yìnto photocopy
  • 对面duì miànopposite
  • 复杂fù zácomplicated
  • 放松fàng sōngto relax; slacken; loosen
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 错误.

Words with 错
  • 不错bù cuò
  • 差错chā cuò
  • 没错méi cuò
  • 认错rèn cuò
  • 过错guò cuò
  • 错位cuò wèi
  • 错愕cuò è
  • 错觉cuò jué
Words with 误
  • 误会wù huìHSK 4
  • 失误shī wù
  • 延误yán wù
  • 耽误dān wu
  • 误区wù qū
  • 误导wù dǎo
  • 误差wù chā
  • 误解wù jiě