出错

出錯

chūcuò

verb #5,914

Meanings

1 to make a mistake
2 to go wrong
3 to have an error

Characters

to come out; to emerge

wrong; error; mistake

Examples

程序出错了。

Chéngxù chūcuò le.

The program had an error.

小心别出错。

Xiǎoxīn bié chūcuò.

Be careful not to make a mistake.

Tips

memory

出 (to come out) + 错 (wrong/error) = an error comes out = something goes wrong.

Stroke Order

出 chū

错 cuò