误

Mistake in Chinese: 误 (wù)

wù

mistake

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 誤1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1mistake
  2. 2error
  3. 3to miss
  4. 4to harm
  5. 5to delay
  6. 6to neglect
  7. 7mistakenly

Stroke order

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误

Zhuyin

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ㄨˋ

wù

ㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

误

Simplified

誤

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 快走吧，别误了末班车。

    kuài zǒu ba， bié wù le mò bān chē。

    Let's hurry, don't miss the last bus.

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Related words

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

耽误

dān wu

to delay

失误

shī wù

lapse

误解

wù jiě

to misunderstand

误差

wù chā

difference

误导

wù dǎo

to mislead

误区

wù qū

mistaken ideas

延误

yán wu

to delay

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