错

• 拼音: cuò
• 汉字拆解: 错 = 钅 (metal) + 昔 (formerly, phonetic) — interlaced, mixed up, wrong

含义

Wrong; incorrect; mistake. Indicates that something is not right or is an error.

Used as an adjective (这是错的, this is wrong), a verb complement (做错, to do incorrectly; 写错, to write incorrectly), and a noun (没有错, no mistake). The phrase 不错 (not bad) is a common compliment meaning 'pretty good'. Very useful in school and daily contexts.

例句

1. 你写错了一个字。
2. 这道题我做错了。
3. 没关系，错了就改。

用法指南

语境: school, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我说错了，对不起。(I misspoke; I'm sorry.)
• 这个不错。(This is pretty good.)

错误说法

• 很错 to intensify 'wrong' (Don't say 很错 — say 大错特错 for 'very wrong' or just 错了 for 'wrong')

起源与历史

Composed of 钅 (metal radical) and 昔 (formerly, phonetic). The original meaning was related to interlacing metals, which extended to the idea of things being crossed or mixed up — hence 'wrong' or 'mistaken'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal