误作

誤作

wùzuò

verb

Meanings

1 to mistake (something) for
2 to misattribute
3 to write erroneously as

Characters

to make; treat as

Examples

这首诗常被误作李白的作品。

Zhè shǒu shī cháng bèi wùzuò Lǐ Bái de zuòpǐn.

This poem is often misattributed to Li Bai.

标题里的字误作了同音字。

Biāotí lǐ de zì wùzuòle tóngyīnzì.

The character in the title was erroneously written as a homophone.

Tips

register

Formal/literary, common in academic notes and editorial corrections (e.g. 'X 误作 Y' = 'X is mistakenly written as Y'). In everyday speech use 误以为 or 当成.

Stroke Order

误 wù

作 zuò