误用

誤用

wùyòng

verb #37,119

Meanings

1 to misuse
2 to use incorrectly
3 (noun) misuse, wrong usage

Characters

mistake / error

Examples

请勿误用这种药品。

Qǐng wù wùyòng zhè zhǒng yàopǐn.

Please do not misuse this medicine.

这是一个常见的成语误用。

Zhè shì yī gè chángjiàn de chéngyǔ wùyòng.

This is a common misuse of the idiom.

Tips

usage

误用 implies an honest mistake — using something for the wrong purpose, in the wrong context, or with the wrong meaning. Contrast 滥用 (lànyòng, abuse/overuse) which carries deliberate excess, and 错用 (cuòyòng, used wrongly) which is more colloquial.

Stroke Order

误 wù

用 yòng