Word: 错 (cuò)

一步错，步步错

yíbù cuò, bùbù cuò

one wrong step, every step wrong

万事皆从急中错

wànshì jiē cóng jí zhōng cuò

all mistakes come from being in a hurry

不光是你，我也有错。

Bùguāng shì nǐ, wǒ yě yǒu cuò.

We are both to blame.

不怕千招巧，就怕一招错

búpà qiān zhāo qiǎo, jiù pà yìzhāo cuò

don't fear a thousand clever moves, fear one wrong move

不是我的错。

Bú shì wǒ de cuò.

It's not my fault.

买错了，我想退款。

Mǎi cuòle, wǒ xiǎng tuìkuǎn.

I bought the wrong one and would like a refund.

他一定是搭错火车了。

Tā yídìng shì dā cuò huǒchē le.

He must have taken the wrong train.

他们告诉我这是你的错。

Tāmen gàosu wǒ zhè shì nǐ de cuò.

They told me it was your fault.

他们错把他当成他的兄弟。

Tāmen cuò bǎ tā dàngchéng tā de xiōngdì.

They mistook him for his brother.

他写错了，用了同音字。

Tā xiě cuòle, yòng le tóngyīnzì.

He wrote it wrong and used a homophone character.

他发现自己错了。

Tā fāxiàn zìjǐ cuòle.

He saw that he was wrong.

他可能搭错火车了。

Tā kěnéng dā cuò huǒchē le.

He may have taken the wrong train.

他吃了亏，才觉悟自己错了。

Tā chīle kuī, cái juéwù zìjǐ cuòle.

Only after he suffered a loss did he realize he was wrong.

他啥也没做错。

Tā shá yě méi zuò cuò.

He did nothing wrong.

他喜欢找别人的错。

Tā xǐhuan zhǎo biéren de cuò.

He likes finding faults in others.

他完全错了。

Tā wánquán cuòle.

He was completely wrong.

他并不完全是错的。

Tā bìng bù wánquán shì cuò de.

He is not completely wrong.

他开错了，进了一条单行道。

Tā kāi cuòle, jìnle yìtiáo dānxíngdào.

He took a wrong turn and drove onto a one-way street.

他承认他错了吗？

Tā chéngrèn tā cuòle ma?

Did he admit that he was wrong?

他搭错了车。

Tā dā cuòle chē.

He took the wrong bus by mistake.

他没有做错。

Tā méiyǒu zuò cuò.

He did nothing wrong.

他犯了错，写了一份检讨。

Tā fànle cuò, xiěle yífèn jiǎntǎo.

He made a mistake and wrote a self-criticism.

他犯了错，被下调到分公司。

Tā fànle cuò, bèi xiàdiào dào fēngōngsī.

He made a mistake and was demoted to a branch office.

他理直气壮地说：这不是我的错。

Tā lǐzhíqìzhuàng de shuō: zhè bú shì wǒ de cuò.

He said boldly and with full confidence, "This isn't my fault."

他的所作所为没有错。

Tā de suǒzuò-suǒwéi méiyǒu cuò.

What he did wasn't wrong.

他看来没有做错什么。

Tā kànlai méiyǒu zuò cuò shénme.

It's unlikely that he did anything wrong.

他自觉做错了，主动道歉。

Tā zìjué zuò cuòle, zhǔdòng dàoqiàn.

Aware that he had done wrong, he apologized on his own.

他说英文时总要出一点的错。

Tā shuō Yīngwén shí zǒng yào chū yìdiǎn de cuò.

He never speaks English without making a few mistakes.

你们俩都错了。

Nǐmen liǎ dōu cuòle.

Both of you are wrong.

你似乎错了。

Nǐ sìhū cuòle.

It would appear that you're wrong.

你全做错了！

Nǐ quán zuò cuòle!

You have done it totally incorrect!

你可以告诉我我错在哪儿吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ gàosu wǒ wǒ cuò zài nǎr ma?

Will you tell me where I am wrong?

你固然是错了，但也不能怪你。

Nǐ gùrán shì cuòle, dàn yě bùnéng guài nǐ.

On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that.

你如果做错了事，最好早点自首。

Nǐ rúguǒ zuò cuòliǎo shì, zuìhǎo zǎodiǎn zìshǒu.

If you've done something wrong, you'd better come forward early.

你完全错了。

Nǐ wánquán cuòle.

You are completely wrong.

你找错了零钱给我。

Nǐ zhǎo cuòle língqián gěi wǒ.

You gave me the wrong change.

你找错人了。

Nǐ zhǎo cuò rén le.

You've got the wrong person.

你把小数点写错位置了。

Nǐ bǎ xiǎoshùdiǎn xiě cuò wèizhile.

You wrote the decimal point in the wrong place.

你把这个逗号放错地方了吧？

Nǐ bǎ zhège dòuhào fàng cuò dìfang le ba?

You put this comma in the wrong place, didn't you?

你拿错钥匙了。

Nǐ ná cuò yàoshi le.

You took the wrong key.

你犯了错，应该好好反省。

Nǐ fànle cuò, yīnggāi hǎohǎo fǎnxǐng.

You made a mistake, so you should examine your conscience.

你的回答是错的。

Nǐ de huídá shì cuò de.

Your answer is wrong.

你的答案是错的。

Nǐ de dá'àn shì cuò de.

Your answer is wrong.

你瞅瞅这道题，是不是错了？

Nǐ chǒu chǒu zhè dào tí, shìbúshì cuòle?

Take a look at this problem. Is it wrong?

你能承认你错了是很伟大的。

Nǐ néng chéngrèn nǐ cuòle shì hěn wěidà de.

It's very big of you to admit you're wrong.

你这样做是错的。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì cuò de.

You're doing it the wrong way.

做错了事，活该被批评。

Zuò cuòliǎo shì, huógāi bèi pīpíng.

If you do something wrong, you should be criticized.

儿女做坏事，父母终有错

érnǚ zuò huàishì, fùmǔ zhōng yǒu cuò

when children do wrong, the parents are still at fault

写错了可以撤销刚才的操作。

Xiě cuòle kěyǐ chèxiāo gāngcái de cāozuò.

If you make a mistake, you can undo your last action.

凡事只因忙里错

fánshì zhǐ yīn máng lǐ cuò

mistakes in everything come only from being in a rush

到了那时，我才发现自己错了。

Dàole nàshí, wǒ cái fāxiàn zìjǐ cuòle.

It was not until then that I realized my mistake.

圣人也有三分错

shèngrén yě yǒu sānfēn cuò

even a sage is wrong thirty percent

大家都说我是错的。

Dàjiā dōu shuō wǒ shì cuò de.

Everyone said that I was wrong.

她一定坐错公交车了。

Tā yídìng zuò cuò gōngjiāochē le.

She definitely took the wrong bus.

她坚持认为那是我的错。

Tā jiānchí rènwéi nà shì wǒ de cuò.

She insisted that it was my fault.

她承认自己犯了错。

Tā chéngrèn zìjǐ fànle cuò.

She acknowledged having made a mistake.

她指责我犯了错。

Tā zhǐzé wǒ fànle cuò.

She accused me of making a mistake.

她犯这样的错真的很粗心。

Tā fàn zhèyàng de cuò zhēnde hěn cūxīn.

It is careless of her to make such a mistake.

如果你发现有错的话请帮忙改正。

Rúguǒ nǐ fāxiàn yǒu cuò dehuà qǐng bāngmáng gǎizhèng.

If you see a mistake, then please correct it.

如果你错了，那么我也错了。

Rúguǒ nǐ cuòle, nàme wǒ yě cuòle.

If you're wrong, then I'm wrong, too.

实际上我错了。

Shíjìshàng wǒ cuòle.

Actually, I was wrong.

对不起，我拨错了号码。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bō cuòle hàomǎ.

I'm sorry, I dialed the wrong number.

对不起，我拿错了号码。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ ná cuòle hàomǎ.

I'm sorry. I got the wrong number.

对不起，我错了。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ cuòle.

Sorry, I made a mistake.

对不起，都是我的错。

Duìbùqǐ, dōu shì wǒ de cuò.

I'm sorry, it's all my fault.

小错护短，大错不远

xiǎocuò hùduǎn, dà cuò bù yuǎn

shield a small fault, and a big fault is not far off

尼姑庵里借梳子，找错了门

Nígū'ān li jiè shūzi, zhǎo cuòle mén

borrowing a comb in a nunnery: knocked at the wrong door

很多人都会犯这个错。

Hěn duō rén dōu huì fàn zhège cuò.

Many people make that mistake.

很明显的是他犯了错。

Hěn míngxiǎn de shì tā fànle cuò.

It is evident that he has made a mistake.

忙中多有错

máng zhōng duō yǒu cuò

in busyness there are many mistakes

快递单上的邮编写错了。

Kuàidì dān shàng de yóubiān xiě cuòle.

The postal code on the delivery slip was written wrong.

怎么撤回发错的消息？

Zěnme chèhuí fā cuò de xiāoxi?

How do I recall a message I sent by mistake?

慢走跌不倒，小心错不了

mànzǒu diē bù dǎo, xiǎoxīn cuò bù liǎo

walk slowly and you won't fall; be careful and you won't go wrong

我上错了火车。

Wǒ shàng cuòle huǒchē.

I got on the wrong train.

我下错了车站。

Wǒ xià cuòle chēzhàn.

I got off at the wrong station.

我不小心拿错了他的伞。

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn ná cuòle tā de sǎn.

I accidentally took his umbrella.

我不明白这为什么是错的。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè wèishénme shì cuò de.

I don't understand how it is wrong.

我们拐错弯了。

Wǒmen guǎi cuò wānle.

We took a wrong turn.

我们搭错飞机了。

Wǒmen dā cuò fēijī le.

You are on the wrong plane.

我写错了一个字。

Wǒ xiě cuòle yí gè zì.

I miswrote a word.

我可能犯了个错。

Wǒ kěnéng fànle gè cuò.

I may have made a mistake.

我唱错了歌词，真难为情。

Wǒ chàng cuòle gēcí, zhēn nánwéiqíng.

I sang the wrong lyrics, how embarrassing.

我在信封上写错了地址。

Wǒ zài xìnfēng shàng xiě cuòle dìzhǐ.

I wrote the wrong address on the envelope.

我在考试时犯了些错。

Wǒ zài kǎoshì shí fànle xiē cuò.

I made some mistakes in the test.

我对他的第一印象果然没有错。

Wǒ duì tā de dìyī yìnxiàng guǒrán méiyǒu cuò.

My first impression of him proved to be correct.

我常把这两个字的偏旁写错。

Wǒ cháng bǎ zhè liǎng gè zì de piānpáng xiě cuò.

I often write the components of these two characters wrong.

我总是用错量词。

Wǒ zǒngshì yòng cuò liàngcí.

I always use the wrong classifier.

我想错了。

Wǒ xiǎng cuòle.

I was mistaken. → What I thought was wrong.

我承认我错了。

Wǒ chéngrèn wǒ cuòle.

I'll admit I'm wrong.

我犯了一个错。

Wǒ fànle yí gè cuò.

I made a mistake.

我相信你错了。

Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ cuòle.

I believe that you are wrong.

我知道我做错了。

Wǒ zhīdào wǒ zuò cuòle.

I know what I did was wrong.

我知道我错了。

Wǒ zhīdào wǒ cuòle.

I know I'm wrong.

我确定他是错的。

Wǒ quèdìng tā shì cuò de.

I am positive that he is wrong.

我觉得你正在做的是错的。

Wǒ juéde nǐ zhèngzài zuò de shì cuò de.

I think what you're doing is wrong.

我认为你错了。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ cuòle.

I think that you're wrong.

我认为它错了。

Wǒ rènwéi tā cuòle.

I think it was wrong.

我认为我可能已经犯了大错。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒ kěnéng yǐjīng fànle dà cuò.

I think I may have made a big mistake.

我还是不认为我错了。

Wǒ háishi bú rènwéi wǒ cuòle.

I still don't think I'm wrong.

我选了错的那个。

Wǒ xuǎn le cuò de nàge.

I chose the wrong one.