错
觉

Misconception in Chinese: 错觉 (cuò jué)

cuò jué

misconception

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

Definitions

  1. 1misconception
  2. 2illusion
  3. 3misperception

Stroke order

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错
觉

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

错觉

Simplified

錯覺

Traditional

Example sentences

See 错觉 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 远处的水面让人产生一种错觉。

    yuǎn chù de shuǐ miàn ràng rén chǎn shēng yì zhǒng cuò jué。

    The distant water surface creates an illusion.

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Related words

错

cuò

mistake

觉

jué

to feel

睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

感觉

gǎn jué

feeling

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

自觉

zì jué

conscious

不错

bù cuò

correct

没错

méi cuò

that's right

发觉

fā jué

to become aware

错过

cuò guò

to miss (train, opportunity etc)

觉悟

jué wù

to come to understand

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