误

誤

wù

verb HSK 6 #5,001

Meanings

1 mistake; error
2 to miss; to delay
3 to harm through error

Characters

mistake; to miss; to delay

Examples

这是一个误会。

Zhè shì yí gè wùhuì.

This is a misunderstanding.

不要耽误时间。

Bú yào dānwù shíjiān.

Don't waste time.

错误是可以改正的。

Cuòwù shì kěyǐ gǎizhèng de.

Mistakes can be corrected.

Tips

usage

误 is used in: 错误 (mistake), 误会 (misunderstanding), 耽误 (delay), 失误 (slip-up), 误解 (misinterpret). 误 implies something went wrong unintentionally.

Stroke Order

误 wù