Definition & Meaning

1.incorrect; wrong; erroneous; mistaken

2.error; mistake; blunder; fault

Word usage

cuò wù

错 误

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1
adj.incorrect; wrong; erroneous; mistaken
- nǐ zài cuò wù de dào lù shang zǒu yuǎn le
  你在错误的道路上走远了。
  You go so far on the wrong way.
- nǐ de huí dá cuò wù
  你的回答错误！
  You got a wrong answer.
- tā de jué dìng shì cuò wù de
  他的决定是错误的。
  His decision was incorrect.
synonym
bù duì不对 guò cuò过错 chā cuò差错 miù wù谬误
antonym
zhèng què正确 zhǔn què准确 wú wù无误
2
n.error; mistake; blunder; fault
- zhè shì cháng jiàn cuò wù
  这是常见错误。
  It is a common mistake.
- shì gù yóu rén wéi cuò wù zào chéng
  事故由人为错误造成。
  The accident was caused by human error.
- tā fàn le bù kě yuán liàng de cuò wù
  她犯了不可原谅的错误。
  She made an unforgivable pardonable mistake.
- tā de cuò wù chū yú cū zhī dà yè
  他的错误出于粗枝大叶。
  His error stemmed from carelessness.

Word usage

common measure word
"错误" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个错误
  one mistake
- 一种错误
  one kind of mistake

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