弄错

弄錯

nòngcuò

verb

Meanings

抱歉，我把你的名字弄错了。

Bàoqiàn, wǒ bǎ nǐ de míngzi nòngcuò le.

Sorry, I got your name wrong.

别弄错了时间，火车七点整开。

Bié nòngcuò le shíjiān, huǒchē qīdiǎn zhěng kāi.

Don't get the time wrong, the train leaves at seven sharp.

这道题我又弄错了。

Zhè dào tí wǒ yòu nòngcuò le.

I got this question wrong again.

grammar

Resultative verb: 弄 (handle / do) + 错 (wrong). The pattern V+错 is very productive: 看错 (misread), 听错 (mishear), 写错 (write wrong), 认错 (misidentify).

弄 nòng

错 cuò