Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect

Chinese: 思念、错过。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wu” becomes a different word in each tone. 误 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

  • 错误cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error
  • 误会wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
  • 失误shī wùlapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault
  • 误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding
  • 耽误dān wuto delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with

Example Sentence

这次的错误让他记住了教训。Zhè cì de cuò wù ràng tā jì zhù le jiào xun.This mistake taught him a lesson.

Zhèthisnext in sequencedeof错误cuò wùmistakenràngto lethe记住jì zhùto rememberle(completed action)教训jiào xuna talking-to