Chinese Word: 錯 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

錯 (Simplified: 错)HSK 2

Pinyin: cuò

English Definition: mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver; surname Cuo

Chinese Definition:
①不正确，与实际不符：差错。过错。错讹。错谬。错觉。错怪。不错。错爱。将错就错。
②交叉着：交错。错乱。错杂。错综(纵横交叉)。错动。错落(交错纷杂)。盘根错节。
③叉开：错开。错车。错过机会。
④用来打磨玉石的石头：它山之石，可以为错。
⑤打磨玉石：攻错。
⑥镀金、银，涂饰：错金。错银。错彩镂金。

Antonyms: 对

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 金

Ideographic:Gold 釒 that once was 昔 but is lost

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 釒 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 昔 [ xī ] past, former; ancient

Similar Characters: 錔

Example Words

	錯誤HSK 4	cuò wù	error; mistake; Classifiers: 个 ; mistaken; false; wrong
	錯過HSK 3	cuò guò	to miss (train, opportunity etc)

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 dǎ cuò 打错 diàn huà 电话 le 了。 I dialed the wrong number.
2		wǒ 我 pà 怕 cuò guò 错过 fēi jī 飞机。 I am afraid of missing my flight.
3		fàn cuò wù 犯错误 shì 是 rén zhī cháng qíng 人之常情。 Making mistakes is part of being human.
4		zhè ge 这个 dá àn 答案 shì 是 cuò 错 de 的。 This answer is incorrect.
5		zhè ge 这个 cài 菜 zěn me yàng 怎么样？ wèi dao 味道 bú cuò 不错 ba 吧。 How is this dish? The taste is good, right?

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1		wǒ 我 dǎ cuò 打错 diàn huà 电话 le 了。 I dialed the wrong number.
2		wǒ 我 pà 怕 cuò guò 错过 fēi jī 飞机。 I am afraid of missing my flight.
3		fàn cuò wù 犯错误 shì 是 rén zhī cháng qíng 人之常情。 Making mistakes is part of being human.
4		zhè ge 这个 dá àn 答案 shì 是 cuò 错 de 的。 This answer is incorrect.
5		zhè ge 这个 cài 菜 zěn me yàng 怎么样？ wèi dao 味道 bú cuò 不错 ba 吧。 How is this dish? The taste is good, right?

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