口误

口誤

kǒuwù

noun #23,503

Meanings

1 slip of the tongue
2 verbal mistake
3 to misspeak

Characters

mistake, error, to err

Examples

主播在直播中说错了话，这只是一个口误。

Zhǔbō zài zhíbō zhōng shuō cuò le huà, zhè zhǐ shì yī gè kǒuwù.

The host said the wrong thing during the live broadcast — it was just a slip of the tongue.

他的口误引起了不必要的误会。

Tā de kǒuwù yǐnqǐ le bù bìyào de wùhuì.

His slip of the tongue caused unnecessary misunderstanding.

Tips

memory

口 = mouth; 误 = mistake/error. A mouth-mistake — something said by accident.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

误 wù