How common it is
错 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say cuò slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“错”用来表示错误或不对。比如，如果你说错了话或者做了错事，就可以用这个词来表达。
cuò lóu chū lái bǎo shì wù duì huà huò zhào le cuò shì, jiù kě yòng cǐ gè cí lái biǎo dá.
"错" is used to indicate something wrong or incorrect. For example, if you say something wrong or do something wrong, this word can be used to express it.
Context note
“错”常用于描述错误或不正确的情况。比如在课堂上，老师会说某人的答案是错的；或者在家里，家长可能会指出孩子的行为是错的。
cuò cháng yòng yú miáo huì wù duì huò bù gèng qíng kuàng. rú guǒ zài kǎo táng shàng, lǎoshī huì shuō měi rén de dá àn shì cuò de; huò zhě zuò jīn dān, jiāzhǎng huì kào chū háizi de xíng wéi shì cuò de.
"错" is commonly used to describe wrong or incorrect situations. For example, in class, the teacher might say someone's answer is wrong; or at home, parents might point out a child's behavior as being wrong.
5 examples
你的答案是错的。
nǐ de dá àn shì cuò de。
Your answer is wrong.
他做错了事情。
tā zuò cuò liǎo shì qíng。
He did something wrong.
我选错了选项。
wǒ xuǎn cuò le xuǎn xiàng。
I chose the wrong option.
你把单词拼错了。
nǐ bǎ dān cí pīn cuò le。
You spelled the word wrong.
他读错了这个句子。
tā dú cuò le zhè ge jù zi。
He read this sentence wrong.
5 mini stories
小明做了一道数学题，答案是错的。妈妈告诉他要仔细检查。
xiǎo míng zuò le yí dào shù xué tí， dá àn shì cuò de。 mā ma gào sù tā yào zǐ xì jiǎn chá。
Xiao Ming did a math problem, and his answer was wrong. His mother told him to check carefully.
小红在拼写单词时不小心把一个字母错了。爸爸提醒她注意每个字母的正确位置。
xiǎo hóng zài pīn xiě dān cí shí bù xiǎo xīn bǎ yí gè zì mǔ cuò le。 bà ba tí xǐng tā zhù yì měi gè zì mǔ de zhèng què wèi zhì。
Xiaohong accidentally spelled a letter wrong when writing a word. Her father reminded her to pay attention to the correct position of each letter.
小华在做作业时，把一个单词拼错了。老师指出并纠正了他。
xiǎo huá zài zuò zuò yè shí， bǎ yí gè dān cí pīn cuò le。 lǎo shī zhǐ chū bìng jiū zhèng le tā。
Xiaohua spelled a word wrong while doing homework. The teacher pointed it out and corrected him.
小丽读了一本书，发现里面有些句子读错了。她决定重新读一遍。
xiǎo lì dú le yì běn shū， fā xiàn lǐ miàn yǒu xiē jù zi dú cuò le。 tā jué dìng chóng xīn dú yí biàn。
Xiaoli read a book and found that she had read some sentences wrong. She decided to read it again.
小强在做选择题时，不小心选错了选项。他意识到自己粗心了。
xiǎo qiáng zài zuò xuǎn zé tí shí， bù xiǎo xīn xuǎn cuò le xuǎn xiàng。 tā yì shí dào zì jǐ cū xīn le。
Xiaoqiang accidentally chose the wrong option while doing a multiple-choice question. He realized he was careless.