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Mistake in Chinese: 过错 (guò cuò)

guò cuò

mistake

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

Definitions

  1. 1mistake
  2. 2fault
  3. 3responsibility (for a fault)

Stroke order

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过
错

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

过错

Simplified

過錯

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这件事是我的过错，我向你道歉。

    zhè jiàn shì shì wǒ de guò cuò， wǒ xiàng nǐ dào qiàn。

    This was my fault, and I apologize to you.

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Related words

错

cuò

mistake

过

guò

to cross

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

度过

dù guò

to pass

过分

guò fèn

excessive

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