dā​cuò​chē

to board the wrong vehicle

  • created sense approved 搭错车/搭錯車 · dā​cuò​chē · to board the wrong vehicle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搭错车 / 搭錯車

    dā​cuò​chē

    to board the wrong vehicle

    To take the wrong train, bus, or car.

    搭, 错, 车

    搭 (literal) → 搭 · dā · to take 错 (literal) → 错/錯 · cuò · wrong 车 (literal) → 车/車 · chē · vehicle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 搭错车/搭錯車 · dā​cuò​chē · to follow the wrong path — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搭错车 / 搭錯車

    dā​cuò​chē

    to follow the wrong path

    To blindly follow the wrong person or example; to join an inappropriate group or get involved in the wrong activity.

    搭, 错, 车

    搭 (literal) → 搭 · dā · to take 错 (literal) → 错/錯 · cuò · wrong 车 (literal) → 车/車 · chē · vehicle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 搭错车/搭錯車 · dā​cuò​chē · to choose the wrong career — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搭错车 / 搭錯車

    dā​cuò​chē

    to choose the wrong career

    To choose an unsuitable occupation or career path.

    搭, 错, 车

    搭 (literal) → 搭 · dā · to take 错 (literal) → 错/錯 · cuò · wrong 车 (literal) → 车/車 · chē · vehicle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense