误解

誤解

wùjiě

verb/noun HSK 5 #4,854

Meanings

1 to misunderstand
2 misunderstanding

Characters

mistake; to err; to miss

to understand; to explain

A mistaken understanding — getting it wrong.

Examples

你误解我的意思了。

Nǐ wùjiě wǒ de yìsi le.

You misunderstood what I meant.

这是一个很大的误解。

Zhè shì yī ge hěn dà de wùjiě.

This is a big misunderstanding.

我不想被人误解。

Wǒ bù xiǎng bèi rén wùjiě.

I don't want to be misunderstood.

我们之间有一些误解需要解开。

Wǒmen zhījiān yǒu yīxiē wùjiě xūyào jiěkāi.

There are some misunderstandings between us that need to be cleared up.

Tips

usage

误解 can be both verb and noun. As a verb: 你误解了 (you misunderstood). As a noun: 有误解 (there's a misunderstanding). 消除误解 (xiāochú wùjiě) means 'to clear up a misunderstanding.'

usage

The character 误 appears in many 'mistake' words: 错误 (cuòwù, error), 误会 (wùhuì, misunderstanding — synonym of 误解), 耽误 (dānwù, to delay).

Stroke Order

误 wù

解 jiě