What does 错 mean in Chinese?

错 (cuò) means "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" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 错?

错 is pronounced "cuò" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 错?

错 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 错?

Common words with 错 include 不错 (correct), 差错 (mistake), 交错 (to crisscross), 做错 (to make an error), 出错 (to make a mistake).

How do you write 错?

错 has 13 strokes. Its radical is 钅. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

错 (cuò), mistake

错

cuò

mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking

HSK 1verb13 strokes

Traditional: 錯

Character Breakdown

错 = 钅 + 昔

Metal from the past — wrong, an error

Radical: 钅 (no. 167)Strokes: 13Traditional: 錯

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Definitions

(verb) 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

Example Sentences

这是错的。

Zhè shì cuò de

This is wrong

Words Containing 错

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
不错	bù cuò	correct	HSK 2
差错	chā cuò	mistake	HSK 6
交错	jiāo cuò	to crisscross
做错	zuò cuò	to make an error
出错	chū cuò	to make a mistake
大错	dà cuò	blunder
失错	shī cuò	mistake
弄错	nòng cuò	to err
打错	dǎ cuò	to err
吃错药	chī cuò yào	(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine

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钿(diàn)· to inlay with gold, silver etc

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失手(shī shǒu)· a slip

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将错就错(jiāng cuò jiù cuò)· lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake

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Grammar Notes

Basic Resultative ComplementsHSK 2

Subject + Verb + Resultative Complement (+ Object)

Degree Complement (得)HSK 2

Verb + 得 + Description

Still/Also (还)HSK 3

Subject + 还 + Verb/Adjective

Emphasis with 是HSK 3

Subject + 是 + Verb/Adjective + (的)

Rhetorical Questions (难道)HSK 3

难道 + Subject + (不/没) + Verb + 吗？

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 1

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错

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