犯错

犯錯

fàncuò

verb

Meanings

1 to make a mistake
2 to err
3 to do the wrong thing

Characters

commit, violate

Examples

每个人都会犯错。

Měige rén dōuhuì fàncuò.

Everyone makes mistakes.

他不怕犯错,只怕不敢尝试。

Tā búpà fàncuò, zhǐpà bù gǎn chángshì.

He's not afraid of making mistakes, only of not daring to try.

犯了错就要承认。

Fàn le cuò jiùyào chéngrèn.

If you make a mistake, you should admit it.

Tips

grammar

Separable verb: 犯了错 (made a mistake), 犯过错 (have made mistakes before), 犯大错 (make a big mistake).

Stroke Order

犯 fàn

错 cuò