Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven

Chinese: 错误、交错或错过。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “cuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 错 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 不错bù cuòcorrect; right; not bad; pretty good
  • 错误cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error
  • 错过cuò guòto miss (train, opportunity etc)
  • 没错méi cuòthat's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good
  • 认错rèn cuòto admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake

Example Sentence

这道题我做错了。Zhè dào tí wǒ zuò cuò le.I got this problem wrong.

ZhèthisdàoroadtopicI做错zuò cuòto make an errorle(completed action)