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Meaning of 错

Pinyin cuò

Radical

钅

Strokes

Definition

mistake / error / blunder / fault / cross / uneven / wrong

Usage

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错 cuò [动] 【本义】: 用金涂饰，镶嵌 [Basic meaning]: To inlay with gold, silver, etc. 1. 同本义 [En.] inlay with gold, silver, etc. 例如: 《说文》：错，金涂也。今所谓镀金。俗字作镀。 Example: "In the Shuowen Jiezi: 'Cuò means to coat with gold. Now it's called gilding.'" 2. 互相磨擦 [En.] grind 例如: 《广雅》：错，磨也。 Example: "In Guangya: 'Cuò means to grind.'" 3. 杂 [En.] mix 例如: 《小尔雅》：错，杂也。 Example: "In Xiao Erya: 'Cuò means mixed.'" 4. 废弃 [En.] abandon 例如: 《书·微子序》：殷既错天命。 Example: "In Shu, we see: 'The Yin dynasty has already abandoned its heavenly mandate.'" 5. 分开;岔开 [En.] separate. 例如: 如: 错口儿(开口); 错缝儿(微小的过失) Example: "For example: 'cuò kǒu er' (open mouth); 'cuò fèng er' (slight blunder)" 6. 转动 [En.] turn. 例如: 如: 错眼珠; 错身 Example: "For example: 'cuò yǎn zhū' (turn the eyes); 'cuò shēn' (turn the body)" 错 cuò [名] 1. 琢玉用的粗磨石 [En.] coarse wetstone 例如: 《书·禹贡》：锡贡磬错。孔传:“治玉石曰错。” Example: "In Shu: 'For the tribute, the coarse wetstone is offered.'" 2. 适于磨光或磨快刀具的石头;磨石 [En.] grindstone 例如: 《诗·小雅·鹤鸣》：它山之石，可以为错。 Example: "In Shi: 'The stones from other mountains can serve as a grindstone.'" 3. 锉刀。磋治骨角铜铁的工具 [En.] file. 例如: 如: 错刀(还作古钱币名。王莽时所铸) Example: "For example: 'cuò dāo' (also refers to an ancient coin minted during Wang Mang's time)." 4. 错误 [En.] error; mistake. 例如: 如: 错事(错误的事); 错缪(谬误，差误。也作错谬); 错见(失算); 错上了坟(看错了人) Example: "For example: 'cuò shì' (error); 'cuò miáo' (mistake)." 错 cuò [形] 1. 杂乱;交错 [En.] in disorder; alternate 例如: 欧阳修《醉翁亭记》：觥筹交错。 Example: "In Ouyang Xiu's 'Record of the Drunkard Pavilion': 'Glasses and chips intertwine.'" 2. 坏的;差的 [En.] bad. 例如: 如: 这件事办得还不错 Example: "For example: 'This matter was handled quite well.'"

差错 chā cuò

mistake / slip-up / fault / error (in data transmission) / accident / mishap

弄错 nòng cuò

to err / to get sth wrong / to miscalculate / to misunderstand

错怪 cuò guài

to blame sb wrongly

当惹雍错 dāng rě yōng cuò

Dang yong co

错愕 cuò è

to astonish / startled

冤假错案 yuān jiǎ cuò àn

unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)

错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá

tangled and complicated (idiom)

纵横交错 zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

犬牙交错 quǎn yá jiāo cuò

interdigitate / interlocking

玛旁雍错 mǎ páng yōng cuò

Lake Manasarovar

交错 jiāo cuò

to crisscross / to intertwine

纠错 jiū cuò

to correct an error

纠错码 jiū cuò mǎ

error correcting code / self-correcting code

错综 cuò zōng

intricate / complicated / tangled / involved / to synthesize

不错 bù cuò

correct / right / not bad / pretty good

觥筹交错 gōng chóu jiāo cuò

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party

错误 cuò wù

error / mistake / CL:個|个[ge4] / mistaken / false / wrong

错觉 cuò jué

misconception / illusion / misperception

认错 rèn cuò

to admit an error / to acknowledge one's mistake

错讹 cuò é

Error

铸成大错 zhù chéng dà cuò

to make a serious mistake (idiom)

错落 cuò luò

strewn at random / disorderly / untidy / irregular / uneven

过错 guò cuò

mistake / fault / responsibility (for a fault)

说错 shuō cuò

missay / misstate / misspeak

错乱 cuò luàn

in disorder / deranged (mentally)

出错 chū cuò

to make a mistake / error

错事 cuò shì

screwup

听错 tīng cuò

to mishear

错位 cuò wèi

to misplace / displacement (e.g. of broken bones) / out of alignment / faulty contact / erroneous judgment / inversion (medical, e.g. breach delivery)