Skip to content

张冠李戴

zhāng guān lǐ dài

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2. to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3. to confuse one thing with another

Stop forgetting what you study. Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial $9.99 / year
Try the 30-second demo

Child Words of 张冠李戴

张
zhāng

to open up

戴
dài

to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)

冠
guān

hat

冠
guàn

to put on a hat

李
lǐ

plum