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错
cuò
Description
"错"表示不对、不正确。当一个人说的话或做的事和正确的不一样时，我们就说他"错了"。
"错" means not right or incorrect. When what a person says or does is different from what is correct, we say he is "错了".
它也常常用在"不错"里，意思是"很好"。
It is also often used in "不错", meaning "very good".
Meanings
错cuò
wrong; incorrect; mistaken
你写错了一个字。
You wrote a character wrong.
错cuò
mistake; error
这是我的错，对不起。
This is my fault, sorry.
不错búcuò
not bad; pretty good
这家饭馆的菜不错。
The food at this restaurant is good.
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Notes
- Nuance
"错" alone means wrong, but "不错" (not wrong) idiomatically means "pretty good."
- Usage
often follows a verb as a resultative complement, e.g. 看错 (misread), 说错 (misspeak).
In videos
“虽然是错的,但是大家都知道 “撩”是什么”
“我错了，你们放开，放开，池哥，放开我。”
“欸，你，你有可能输入错呢。”
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