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cuò
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. mistake
  2. 2. wrong
  3. 3. bad
  4. 4. interlocking
  5. 5. complex
  6. 6. to grind
  7. 7. to polish
  8. 8. to alternate
  9. 9. to stagger
  10. 10. to miss
  11. 11. to let slip
  12. 12. to evade

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1073169)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 错

交错
jiāo cuò

to crisscross

错那
cuò nà

Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

错车
cuò chē

to give right of way to another vehicle

议论纷错
yì lùn fēn cuò

see 議論紛紛|议论纷纷[yì lùn fēn fēn]

错综
cuò zōng

intricate

璀错
cuǐ cuò

many and varied

冤假错案
yuān jiǎ cuò àn

unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)

改错
gǎi cuò

to correct an error

错语
cuò yǔ

(TCM) paraphasia

做错
zuò cuò

to make an error

错漏
cuò lòu

error and negligence

失错
shī cuò

to make a careless mistake

海错
hǎi cuò

seafood delicacy

错票
cuò piào

error note (i.e. misprinted banknote)

阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

错用
cuò yòng

to misuse

走错
zǒu cuò

to go the wrong way

弄错
nòng cuò

to err

听错
tīng cuò

to mishear

知错能改
zhī cuò néng gǎi

to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)

不错
bù cuò

correct

错觉结合
cuò jué jié hé

illusory conjunction

纳木错
nà mù cuò

Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet

错综复杂
cuò zōng fù zá

tangled and complicated (idiom)

错字
cuò zì

incorrect character

错解
cuò jiě

misinterpretation

忙中有错
máng zhōng yǒu cuò

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

读音错误
dú yīn cuò wù

mistake of pronunciation

履舄交错
lǚ xì jiāo cuò

lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go

盘错
pán cuò

intertwined (of tree roots or branches)

错过
cuò guò

to miss (train, opportunity etc)

错义突变
cuò yì tū biàn

missense mutation

拼错
pīn cuò

to misspell

纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

逻辑错误
luó ji cuò wù

logical error

错读
cuò dú

to mispronounce

错爱
cuò ài

misplaced kindness

看错
kàn cuò

to misinterpret what one sees or reads

出错
chū cuò

to make a mistake

错落有致
cuò luò yǒu zhì

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect

大错
dà cuò

blunder

错落
cuò luò

strewn at random

错那县
cuò nà xiàn

Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

错落不齐
cuò luò bù qí

disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly

错位
cuò wèi

to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced

错视
cuò shì

optical illusion

错角
cuò jiǎo

(math.) alternate angles

程错
chéng cuò

(computing) glitch

错杂
cuò zá

mixed

错愕
cuò è

astonished; startled

错失
cuò shī

fault

段错误
duàn cuò wù

segmentation fault

错处
cuò chu

fault

错层
cuò céng

split-level (home)

错乱
cuò luàn

in disorder

羊卓雍错
yáng zhuó yōng cuò

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

时空错置
shí kōng cuò zhì

having elements from another time or place

错觉
cuò jué

misconception

时空错置感
shí kōng cuò zhì gǎn

sense of being in another time and place

认错
rèn cuò

to admit an error

大错特错
dà cuò tè cuò

to be gravely mistaken (idiom)

盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié

twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky

排错
pái cuò

troubleshooting

吃错药
chī cuò yào

(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine

铸成大错
zhù chéng dà cuò

to make a serious mistake (idiom)

错案
cuò àn

a misjudged legal case

运行时错误
yùn xíng shí cuò wù

run-time error (in computing)

会错意
huì cuò yì

to misunderstand

错误
cuò wù

mistaken; false; wrong

参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly

差错
chā cuò

mistake; slip-up; fault; error

觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined

犯错
fàn cuò

to err

外错角
wài cuò jiǎo

(math.) alternate exterior angles

搞错
gǎo cuò

mistake

投错胎
tóu cuò tāi

to be reincarnated in the wrong womb

惊错
jīng cuò

puzzled

阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

错别字
cuò bié zì

incorrectly written or mispronounced characters

过错
guò cuò

mistake

没错
méi cuò

that's right

错峰
cuò fēng

to stagger usage to ameliorate peak load

错动
cuò dòng

to move relative to one another

一错再错
yī cuò zài cuò

to repeat errors

错时
cuò shí

to stagger (holidays, working hours etc)

纠错
jiū cuò

to correct an error

男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎
nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

错怪
cuò guài

to blame sb wrongly

出错信息
chū cuò xìn xī

error message (computing)

打错
dǎ cuò

to err

山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

错开
cuò kāi

to stagger (times)

记错
jì cuò

to remember incorrectly

拼写错误
pīn xiě cuò wù

spelling mistake

将错就错
jiāng cuò jiù cuò

lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake

声旁错误
shēng páng cuò wù

phonological error

精神错乱
jīng shén cuò luàn

insanity

视错觉
shì cuò jué

optical illusion