- 错误 cuòwù mistakeerror; mistake; blunder
- 误会 wùhuì to misunderstandto misunderstand; to mistake; to misconstrue
- 失误 shīwù mistakeerror; fault; lapse; to make a mistake, often due to carelessness or a miscalculation, such as a service fault in sports
- 误解 wùjiě to misunderstandto understand incorrectly; to misread a situation or person
- 耽误 dānwu to delayto delay; to hold up; to waste time or miss an opportunity, resulting in a negative outcome or interference with a task
- 误差 wùchā errorThe difference between an observed, measured, or calculated value and the true or exact value, often in a technical, mathematical, or scientific context
- 误导 wùdǎo to misleadto lead someone in the wrong direction; to misguide
- 误区 wùqū misconceptionLong-standing mistaken ideas or deeply ingrained wrong ways of doing things.
- 延误 yánwù delayTo delay or postpone, or a setback caused by such a delay, often resulting in unfortunate consequences or missed opportunities
- 误诊 wùzhěn to misdiagnoseto diagnose a medical condition incorrectly; an incorrect diagnosis
- 无误 wúwù verified and found correctaccurate and containing no errors; verified as correct
- 误伤 wùshāng to injure accidentallyto accidentally injure or wound someone through a mistake
- 误入歧途 wùrùqítú to go astrayto take a wrong step in life; to be misled into a wrong or evil path due to ignorance or carelessness
- 误判 wùpàn to misjudge; misjudgmentto make an incorrect judgment, or an instance of such an error; specifically used for a miscarriage of justice in law or an incorrect ruling in sports
- 贻误 yíwù to bungleto affect adversely or cause bad consequences due to a mistake; to mislead; to spoil
- 误杀 wùshā to kill by mistaketo kill someone accidentally or without the intention to commit murder
- 谬误 miùwù errorerror; falsehood; a mistaken idea or belief that does not match reality
- 口误 kǒuwù misspeakto make an unintentional slip of the tongue or misread a character due to carelessness
- 误事 wùshì to hold things upTo delay work or business; to make a botch of things or bungle a matter.
- 误用 wùyòng misuseto use incorrectly or improperly; an instance of such use
- 误人子弟 wùrénzǐdì to lead students astray(of an incompetent or lazy teacher) to hamper students' progress or misguide them
- 误认 wùrèn to misidentifyto identify or recognize incorrectly; to mistake one person or thing for another
- 误工 wùgōng to delay workTo cause a holdup or delay in the progress of work
- 误打误撞 wùdǎwùzhuàng by accidentto happen upon something by chance; to succeed or stumble into a situation through a stroke of luck or a series of accidents
- 误国 wùguó to harm one's countryto neglect or harm state affairs; to cause the nation to suffer losses
- 误点 wùdiǎn behind schedule(of public transportation) to be late or delayed; to miss the scheduled time
- 准确无误 zhǔnquèwúwù accurate and errorlessaccurate and without any mistakes; precise
- 笔误 bǐwù slip of the penA mistake made while writing due to carelessness
- 正误 zhèngwù correct and incorrectwhat is right and what is wrong; true and false
- 聪明反被聪明误 cōngmingfǎnbèicōngmingwù too smart for one's own good(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of their own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself. It describes someone who tries to use schemes or clever tactics but ends up harming their own interests.
- 误传 wùchuán to transmit incorrectlyTo misreport or transmit information incorrectly; to misrepresent facts.
- 误食 wùshí to ingest accidentallyto eat something by mistake, such as something poisonous, inedible, or spoiled
- 误信 wùxìn to mistakenly believeto mistakenly or falsely believe; to be misled; to fall for a trick or a lie
- 误时 wùshí to be behind scheduleTo be behind time or exceed a set time limit; to delay or miss a deadline.
- 磨刀不误砍柴工 módāobùwùkǎncháigōng good preparation saves work timeliterally meaning that sharpening the knife will not delay the woodcutting; time spent on preparation is not wasted and will improve efficiency later
- 误算 wùsuàn to miscalculate; miscalculationto calculate incorrectly or miscount; an error in calculation or judgment
- 误听 wùtīng to mishearto hear something incorrectly; to mistake one word or sound for another
- 讹误 éwù textual errorAn error in a text or a written record; corruption of a text.
- 误动作 wùdòngzuò malfunctionmalfunction; unintended or incorrect operation of a device or system
- 勘误 kānwù to correct errorsto correct errors in a text or publication; specifically used for fixing printing or writing mistakes
- 迷误 míwù mistakean error or fault arising from confusion or a lack of clarity
- 差误 chāwù mistakemistake; error; slip; discrepancy
- 误餐 wùcān to miss a mealto miss a mealtime or a regular meal, especially due to work or other commitments
- 误车 wùchē to miss a bus or trainTo arrive late and miss a scheduled vehicle like a bus or a train.
- 迟误 chíwù to delayto delay or procrastinate, causing something to miss its schedule; to be late in doing something
- 误期 wùqī to miss a deadlineTo fail to meet a set time limit or miss an agreed-upon date
- 一误再误 yīwùzàiwù to make one mistake after anotherTo commit errors repeatedly or fail to learn from a previous mistake
- 误餐费 wùcānfèi meal allowancecompensation money for missed meals or a special allowance paid to employees working overtime or on duty
- 违误 wéiwù to disobey and delayto disobey instructions or orders and consequently cause a delay in official business or tasks
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH