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错字

cuòzì

incorrect character

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

incorrect character

02

typo (in Chinese text)

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 错字 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 错字 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.

语言主要是用来沟通,如果可以表词达意,书写没有错字,语意通顺,我认为就是正确的句子了。yǔ yán zhǔ yào shì yòng lái gōu tōng, rú guǒ kě yǐ biǎo cí dá yì, shū xiě méi yǒu cuò zì, yǔ yì tōng shùn, wǒ rèn wéi jiù shì zhèng què de jù zi le。

A language is used to communicate, if the words are used correctly, didn't write any incorrect words, and the sentence has no grammar mistakes, in my opinion, this is a correct sentence.

面试前,我反覆翻阅履历,确保没有任何错字。miàn shì qián, wǒ fǎn fù fān yuè lǚ lì, què bǎo méi yǒu rèn hé cuò zì。

No published English translation for this sentence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 错字.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 错字.

Directly before

  • 没有错字1
  • 任何错字1

Directly after

  • No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 错字

What does 错字 mean in Chinese?

错字 (cuòzì) means incorrect character.

How do you pronounce 错字?

错字 is pronounced cuòzì.

Is 错字 an HSK word?

错字 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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