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误 wù

error, fault, mistake; to delay

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
讠
Traditional
誤
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 讠吴 ⿰讠吴

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  1. 这是一个很大的错误。
    Zhè shì yí ge hěn dà de cuòwù.
    This is a very big mistake.
    this is one (measure) very big (particle) mistake
  2. 你是不是误会我了？
    Nǐ shì bu shì wùhuì wǒ le?
    Did you misunderstand me?
    you is not is misunderstand me (particle)
  3. 请你别耽误大家的时间。
    Qǐng nǐ bié dānwu dàjiā de shíjiān.
    Please don't waste everyone's time.
    please you don't delay everyone (particle) time
  4. 这次比赛他没有出现失误。
    Zhè cì bǐsài tā méiyǒu chūxiàn shīwù.
    He made no mistakes in this competition.
    this (measure) competition he not-have appear mistake
  5. 因为堵车，他误了火车。
    Yīnwèi dǔchē, tā wù le huǒchē.
    Because of the traffic jam, he missed the train.
    because traffic-jam, he miss (particle) train

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