差
错

Mistake in Chinese: 差错 (chā cuò)

chā cuò

mistake

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 差錯1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1mistake; slip-up; fault; error
  2. 2accident; mishap

Stroke order

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差
错

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄚ

chā

ㄔ/ chㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

差错

Simplified

差錯

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这么重要的事，千万不能出差错。

    zhè me zhòng yào de shì， qiān wàn bù néng chū chā cuò。

    For such an important matter, there must be no mistakes.

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Related words

错

cuò

mistake

差

chà

different

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

差别

chā bié

difference

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

不错

bù cuò

correct

没错

méi cuò

that's right

差距

chā jù

disparity

差异

chā yì

difference

错过

cuò guò

to miss (train, opportunity etc)

差额

chā é

balance (financial)

错觉

cuò jué

misconception

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