误
Character
a mistake (as in 错误)
Meaning
wù
wu4- a mistake (as in 错误)
- to understand someone wrongly (as in 误会)
- to make someone late or lose time (as in 耽误)
Examples
对不起，我误会你了。
duì bu qǐ wǒ wù huì nǐ le
Sorry, I misunderstood you.
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火车误点了。
huǒ chē wù diǎn le
The train is late.
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这个错误不大。
zhè ge cuò wù bù dà
This mistake is not big.
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Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 误
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Words with 误
See all 65 →误会wù huìto understand something in the wrong way; to think wrongly about someoneWordHSK 4误解wù jiěto understand someone or something in the wrong wayWordHSK 5误区wù qūa wrong idea about somethingWordHSK 7–9误导wù dǎoto make someone believe something that is not trueWordHSK 7–9误差wù chāa small difference between a measured number and the real numberWordHSK 7–9误事wù shìto hold things upWord误伤wù shāngto injure accidentallyWord误作wù zuòto consider erroneouslyWord误信wù xìnto falsely believeWord误写wù xiěto unwittingly write the wrong thingWord误判wù pànto misjudgeWord误工wù gōngto be late for or absent from workWord