Hanzi
Traditional
錯
Simplified
错

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

cuò, cù, xī

Bopomofo

ㄘㄨㄛˋ, ㄘㄨˋ, ㄒㄧ

Jyutping

co3

Example sentences

不錯 / 不错 bùcuò
這部電影很不錯。
这部电影很不错。

This movie is pretty good.

可 kě
這道菜味道可真不錯。
这道菜味道可真不错。

This dish tastes really quite good.

錯 / 错 cuò
我把這個字寫錯了。
我把这个字写错了。

I wrote this character wrong.

本身 běnshēn
這件事本身並沒有錯，只是執行上出了問題。
这件事本身并没有错，只是执行上出了问题。

This matter itself is not wrong; there was just a problem with the execution.

錯過 / 错过 cuòguò
我不小心錯過了最後一班公車。
我不小心错过了最后一班公车。

I accidentally missed the last bus.

不可 bùkě
這個機會不可錯過。
这个机会不可错过。

This opportunity must not be missed.

出錯 / 出错 chūcuò
這項重要的工作絕對不能出錯。
这项重要的工作绝对不能出错。

This important task absolutely cannot go wrong.

大意 dàyì
他做事非常大意，經常出錯。
他做事非常大意，经常出错。

He is very careless when working and often makes mistakes.

Example Vocabulary

不錯

bu4'cuo4

not bad; pretty good; correct

錯

cuo4

wrong; mistake; bad; complex

錯過

cuo4'guo4

to miss (an opportunity, a train, etc.); to let slip

交錯

jiao1'cuo4

做錯

出錯

chu1'cuo4

to make a mistake; to go wrong

打錯

搞錯

一錯再錯

冤假錯案

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