误 wù mistake
mistake; error; to delay
怎么记住“误”: 讠 words + 吴 shout out = mistake. The boy mixes up two words in his school play, and the audience starts to shout out the right line, laughing at his mistake.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
误 = 讠 words + 吴 shout out
- 讠 words meaning
- 吴 shout out sound
The boy mixes up two words in his school play, and the audience starts to shout out the right line, laughing at his mistake.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and the part beside them gives the sound.
用法
- Error / mistake, and to delay by error: 错误 (cuòwù) mistake, 误会 (wùhuì) misunderstand, 失误 (shīwù) a slip/blunder.
- 误 as a verb 'to hold up': 耽误 (dānwu) delay/waste time, 误点 to be late (train/plane).
- 误解 (wùjiě) misinterpret; 误导 (wùdǎo) mislead.
含“误”的词语
例句
- 这个信息是错误的。 Zhège xìnxī shì cuòwù de.This information is wrong.
- 这次误会破坏了他们的感情。 Zhècì wùhuì pòhuài le tāmen de gǎnqíng.This misunderstanding ruined their love.
- 部分航班延误了。 Bùfen hángbān yánwù le.Some flights are delayed.