Usage note
误会表示理解错了。
wù huì biǎo shì lǐ jiě cuò le。
Misunderstanding means understanding wrongly.
Context note
误会常用于人际关系和沟通。
wù huì cháng yòng yú rén jì guān xì hé gōu tōng。
Misunderstanding often appears in relationships and communication.
5 examples
这是个误会。
zhè shì gè wù huì。
This is a misunderstanding.
不要误会。
bú yào wù huì。
Do not misunderstand.
他误会我了。
tā wù huì wǒ le。
He misunderstood me.
我们解释清楚误会。
wǒ men jiě shì qīng chǔ wù huì。
We clear up the misunderstanding.
误会已经解决了。
wù huì yǐ jīng jiě jué le。
The misunderstanding has been solved.
5 mini stories
他们因为一句话产生了误会。
tā men yīn wèi yí jù huà chǎn shēng le wù huì。
They had a misunderstanding because of one sentence.
我赶紧解释，免得误会。
wǒ gǎn jǐn jiě shì， miǎn de wù huì。
I quickly explained to avoid misunderstanding.
老师帮我们解决了误会。
lǎo shī bāng wǒ men jiě jué le wù huì。
The teacher helped us solve the misunderstanding.
误会说清楚以后，大家都笑了。
wù huì shuō qīng chǔ yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu xiào le。
After the misunderstanding was explained, everyone laughed.
不要把我的意思误会了。
bú yào bǎ wǒ de yì sī wù huì le。
Do not misunderstand what I mean.
Mini dialogue
不是我的笔
A
你为什么拿我的笔？
Nǐ wèishénme ná wǒ de bǐ?
Why did you take my pen?
B
对不起，这是个误会，我以为是我的。
Duìbuqǐ, zhè shì gè wùhuì, wǒ yǐwéi shì wǒ de.
Sorry, this is a misunderstanding; I thought it was mine.
约好见面
A
我们不是说好三点见吗？
Wǒmen bùshì shuō hǎo sān diǎn jiàn ma?
Didn't we agree to meet at three o'clock?
B
啊，我误会了，我以为是在图书馆。
À, wǒ wùhuì le, wǒ yǐwéi shì zài túshūguǎn.
Ah, I misunderstood; I thought it was at the library.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
理解
lǐ jiě
to understand
理解 means to understand correctly, the opposite of a 误会.
related
错误
cuò wù
mistake; error
错误 is a general mistake, while 误会 is specifically a misunderstanding between people.