弄错

弄錯
nòngcuò
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to get wrong
  2. 2 to mix up
  3. 3 to make a mistake
  4. 4 to miscalculate

Examples

Bàoqiàn, wǒ bǎ nǐ de míngzi nòngcuò le.
Sorry, I got your name wrong.
Bié nòngcuò le shíjiān, huǒchē qī diǎn zhěng kāi.
Don't get the time wrong, the train leaves at seven sharp.
Zhè dào tí wǒ yòu nòngcuò le.
I got this question wrong again.

Tips

grammar
Resultative verb: (handle / do) + (wrong). The pattern V+ is very productive: (misread), (mishear), (write wrong), 认错 (misidentify).

Stroke Order

nòng
cuò