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错误 cuòwù

错误 cuòwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 错误 cuòwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cuòwù | cuo4 wu4
English translation
error
mistake
CL:
>[gè]
mistaken
false
wrong

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About 错误 cuòwù

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Traditional form

錯誤

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 错误 cuòwù

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 错误 cuòwù .

Cuò

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of cuò . Phonosemantic compound. Jīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in disorder", and "wrong".

Positional decomposition

钅昔

Number of Strokes

13

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠吴

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 错误 cuòwù

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de 文章 wénzhāng Zhōng 错误百 chū .

There is a large crop of mistakes in your essay.

抓住 zhuā zhù le de 错误 cuòwù jiù yìng shuì dǒng .

He seized on my mistake and said I didn't understand.

zài 某种 mǒu zhǒng 程度 chéngdù shǎng shuì , fàn 那个 nà ge 错误 cuòwù dǎo 感到 gǎn dào 高兴 gāoxìng , 因为 yīnwèi 可以 kěyǐ duì 你敲警钟 jǐng zhōng .

In a way, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you.

这样 zhè yàng 明显 míngxiǎn de 错误 cuòwù dōu 忽略 hūlüè 过去 guòqu le , duō 窝囊 wō nang ya !

How stupid to overlook such an obvious mistake!

不要 bù yào zài 分辩 fēn biàn le , yǒu 错误 cuòwù jiù 承认 chéngrèn ma !

Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.

错误 cuòwù Decomposition

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错误 cuòwù Compounds

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