错误

• 拼音: cuò wù
• 汉字拆解: 错 = 钅(metal) + 昔 (past), originally meaning interlocking; 误 = 讠(speech) + 吴 (a surname, phonetic), meaning mistake or delay

含义

Mistake; error; wrong; incorrect. Refers to something that deviates from what is correct or proper.

Functions as both a noun (an error or mistake) and an adjective (wrong, incorrect). More formal than 错 alone. Used in academic, professional, and everyday contexts. Common collocations include 犯错误 (make a mistake), 错误信息 (incorrect information), and 纠正错误 (correct an error).

例句

1. 每个人都会犯错误，重要的是从中学习。
2. 这篇文章里有几个错误的数据。
3. 老师帮我找出了作文中的错误。

用法指南

语境: academic, work, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 我发现报告里有一个错误。(I found an error in the report.)
• 承认错误是进步的第一步。(Admitting mistakes is the first step toward progress.)

错误说法

• 你是一个错误 (Don't use 错误 to describe a person — it sounds extremely harsh; use 你做错了 for 'you made a mistake' or 你的做法不对 for 'your approach was wrong')

起源与历史

Compound of 错 (wrong, interlocking) and 误 (mistake, delay), both carrying the meaning of deviation from correctness.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal