错别字

錯別字
cuòbiézì
noun HSK 7 #45,063

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 typo
  2. 2 incorrectly written character
  3. 3 misspelled word

Characters

Literally 'wrong and different characters' — typos and misspelled characters

Examples

Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu hěn duō cuòbiézì.
This article has a lot of typos.
Xiě zuòwén de shíhou yào zhùyì bùyào xiě cuòbiézì.
When writing essays, be careful not to make character errors.

Tips

usage
错别字 is actually a combination of two types: (wrongly written characters, e.g., extra strokes) and (using the wrong character entirely, e.g., writing instead of ). In practice, people use 错别字 as a catch-all for any written mistake.

Stroke Order

cuò
bié