Chinese word dictionary

差错

chācuò · mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap

Practice word

Word information

Simplified差错

Traditional差錯

Pinyinchācuò

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

差chà

difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

错cuò

error, mistake; incorrect, wrong

How to learn 差错

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.

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Words with the same characters

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不错búcuò

correct; right; not bad; pretty good

错cuò

mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver; surname Cuo

差chà

different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]

差不多chàbuduō

almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad

差点儿chàdiǎnr

erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]

出差chūchāi

to go on an official or business trip