Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
误会
wùhuì
Description
两个人说话时，如果没听清楚意思，就可能产生误会。
When two people talk, if they don't clearly understand the meaning, a 误会 may occur.
我们要好好说话，这样才不会误会对方。
We should speak carefully so that we don't 误会 each other.
Meanings
误会wùhuì
to misunderstand someone or something
你误会我了，我不是这个意思。
You misunderstood me; that's not what I meant.
误会wùhuì
a misunderstanding
这只是一个小误会。
This is just a small misunderstanding.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
误 means 'mistake/wrong' + 会 means 'understand', so literally 'to understand wrongly'.
- Nuance
误会 and 误解 are close; 误会 is more common in everyday spoken Chinese.
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