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.
这Zhèthis次cìnext in sequence的deof错误cuò wùmistaken让ràngto let他tāhe记住jì zhùto remember了le(completed action)教训jiào xuna talking-to。