Correct
错 vs 错误（近义词）
/ Cuò yus cuòwù /
Strokes
Definition
wrong; mistake , error/ mistake , error
Example
用法1
1)Both words mean" not right".错 is applied to ordinary wrong deeds and is more collquial. 错误 sounds more serious and literary and is applied to more serious statements or deeds such as political or economical mistakes:
2)错 is often used as a complement,e.g.说错,拿错,写错,念错,分析错,ete.错误 can lso be used as a complement after a disyllabic verb,e.g. 估计错误( estimate wrongly),理解错误( understand wrongly):
2)错 is often used as a complement,e.g.说错,拿错,写错,念错,分析错,ete.错误 can lso be used as a complement after a disyllabic verb,e.g. 估计错误( estimate wrongly),理解错误( understand wrongly):
1
Tā
他
xiě
写
le
了
yī
一
gè
个
cuòzì
错字
。
He misspelled a word.
2
Nǐ
你
cuò
错
le
了
,
zhèlǐ
这里
shì
是
sì
四
háo
号
lóu
楼
,
bú
不
shi
是
wǔ
五
háo
号
lóu
楼
。
You are wrong. This is No. 4 building, not No. 5.
3
Tā
他
ná
拿
cuò
错
le
了
biéren
别人
de
的
dōngxī
东西
。
He took the other one's artcle by mistake.
用法2
1)As a noun,错误 is free to be the subject or object,e.g.:
4
Cuòwù
错误
bìng
并
bù
不
kěpà
可怕
,
kěpà
可怕
de
的
shì
是
rènshi
认识
bù
不
dào
到
cuòwù
错误
。
Error is not terrible by itself; not realizing it is terrible indeed.
5
Tāmen
他们
hěn
很
shànyú
善于
gǎizhèng
改正
cuòwù
错误
。
They are good at correcing their mistakes.