Chinese word dictionary

误缮

wù shàn · to miswrite (while copying written material); to transcribe incorrectly; to make a clerical error

Practice word

Word information

Simplified误缮

Traditional誤繕

Pinyinwù shàn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

误wù

error, fault, mistake; to delay

缮shàn

to repair, to mend; to transcribe, to rewrite

How to learn 误缮

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