误会

誤會

wùhuì

verb HSK 4 #2,269

Meanings

Mistaken understanding — a misunderstanding

你误会我了。

Nǐ wùhuì wǒ le.

You misunderstood me.

这是一个误会。

Zhè shì yíge wùhuì.

This is a misunderstanding.

别误会，我不是那个意思。

Bié wùhuì, wǒ búshì nàge yìsi.

Don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant.

他们之间有一些误会。

Tāmen zhījiān yǒuyìxiē wùhuì.

There are some misunderstandings between them.

grammar

误会 works as both a verb (你误会我了) and a noun (这是一个误会). As a verb, it often takes 了 to mark that the misunderstanding has already happened.

usage

别误会 (don't misunderstand) is a very common phrase used to clarify your intentions, similar to 'no offense' in English.

误 wù

会 huì