错事

錯事

cuòshì

noun #9,659

Measure Word

一件错事 jiàn

Meanings

1 wrongdoing
2 mistake
3 something wrong

Characters

wrong; mistaken

matter; thing; affair

Examples

他做了一件错事，但不敢承认。

Tā zuò le yí jiàn cuòshì, dàn bù gǎn chéngrèn.

He did something wrong but didn't dare admit it.

谁都会犯错事。

Shéi dōuhuì fàncuò shì.

Everyone makes mistakes.

她后悔自己做过的错事。

Tā hòuhuǐ zìjǐ zuò guò de cuòshì.

She regrets the wrongdoings she committed.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 做错事 (zuò cuòshì, to do something wrong), 犯错事 (fàn cuòshì, to commit a mistake). Note 做错事 can also be parsed as 做错+事 (do wrong + thing).

Stroke Order

错 cuò

事 shì