Chinese word dictionary

勘误

kān wù · to correct printing errors

Practice word

Word information

Simplified勘误

Traditional勘誤

Pinyinkān wù

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

勘kān

to investigate; to survey, to explore; to compare; to collate

误wù

error, fault, mistake; to delay

How to learn 勘误

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

错误cuòwù

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

误会wùhuì

to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding; CL:個|个[ge4]

失误shīwù

lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

耽误dānwu

to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with

误wù

mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly

误解wùjiě

to misunderstand; misunderstanding