误导

誤導

wùdǎo

verb HSK 7 #7,967

Meanings

1 to mislead
2 to misguide

Characters

error; mistaken

to guide; to lead

To guide wrongly.

Examples

这篇文章误导了很多读者。

Zhè piān wénzhāng wùdǎo le hěn duō dúzhě.

This article misled many readers.

不要被广告误导了。

Bùyào bèi guǎnggào wùdǎo le.

Don't be misled by advertisements.

虚假信息容易误导公众。

Xūjiǎ xìnxī róngyì wùdǎo gōngzhòng.

False information can easily mislead the public.

Tips

grammar

误导 is often used in the passive with 被: 被误导 (to be misled). It can also take a direct object: 误导消费者 (mislead consumers).

Stroke Order

误 wù

导 dǎo