错位

錯位

cuòwèi

verb HSK 7 #22,081

Meanings

1 to be dislocated
2 to be misaligned
3 to be out of position
4 misplacement

Characters

wrong; mistaken; displaced

position; place; seat

Examples

他的肩膀错位了，需要复位。

Tā de jiānbǎng cuòwèi le, xūyào fùwèi.

His shoulder is dislocated and needs to be reset.

这种政策导致了资源错位。

Zhè zhǒng zhèngcè dǎozhì le zīyuán cuòwèi.

This policy has led to a misallocation of resources.

Tips

usage

Medical use: joint dislocation. Figurative use: misalignment of expectations, roles, or resources. 角色错位 (role misplacement), 资源错位 (resource misallocation).

Stroke Order

错 cuò

位 wèi