Word: 错 (cuò)

打字时，我常选错同音字。

Dǎzì shí, wǒ cháng xuǎn cuò tóngyīnzì.

When I type, I often pick the wrong homophone character.

拜佛进了吕祖庙，走错了门

bàifó jìnle Lǚ zǔmiào, zǒu cuòle mén

going to worship Buddha but entering the Lü Zu temple: went through the wrong door

是谁的错呢？

Shì shéi de cuò ne?

Who is in fault?

是非对错并不难分。

Shìfēi duì cuò bìng bù nán fēn.

It's easy to distinguish good from evil.

是非对错，有时很难分辨。

Shìfēi duì cuò, yǒushí hěn nán fēnbiàn.

It is sometimes hard to tell right from wrong.

显然的，你错了。

Xiǎnrán de, nǐ cuòle.

Clearly you are mistaken.

有人拿错了我的鞋。

Yǒurén ná cuòle wǒ de xié.

Someone has taken my shoes by mistake.

有人穿错了我的鞋。

Yǒurén chuān cuòle wǒ de xié.

Someone has taken my shoes by mistake.

有错不改，好比下雨背干柴

yǒu cuò bù gǎi, hǎobǐ xiàyǔ bēi gānchái

not fixing a mistake is like carrying dry firewood in the rain

求你饶了我吧，我错了！

Qiú nǐ ráole wǒ ba, wǒ cuòle!

Please let me off, I was wrong!

点心铺里买棺材，上错门

diǎnxin pù li mǎi guāncai, shàng cuò mén

buying a coffin in a pastry shop: going to the wrong door

爱从不是错的。

Ài cóng bú shì cuò de.

Love is never wrong.

爱情让他盲目到看不到她的错。

Àiqíng ràng tā mángmù dào kàn búdào tā de cuò.

Love blinded him to her faults.

犯了错就要受到制裁。

Fànle cuò jiùyào shòudào zhìcái.

If you make a mistake, you have to face punishment.

犯了错的人需要宽恕。

Fànle cuò de rén xūyào kuānshù.

People who have made mistakes need forgiveness.

知错改错不算错

zhī cuò gǎicuò búsuàn cuò

knowing a mistake and correcting it is not a mistake

细心没大错

xìxīn méi dà cuò

be careful and there are no big mistakes

老师说这个题我做错了。

Lǎoshī shuō zhège tí wǒ zuò cuòle.

The teacher said I got this question wrong.

警察被认为抓错了一个女人。

Jǐngchá bèi rènwéi zhuā cuòle yí gè nǚrén.

The police are believed to have arrested the wrong woman.

豆腐渣包饺子，用错了馅儿

dòufuzhā bāojiǎozi, yòng cuòle xiànr

dumplings stuffed with bean curd dregs: wrong filling used

过马路小心点总没有错的。

Guò mǎlù xiǎoxīn diǎn zǒng méiyǒu cuò de.

You cannot be too careful in crossing a street.

这不是你的错，不要再自责了。

Zhè bú shì nǐ de cuò, búyào zài zìzéle.

It's not your fault, so stop blaming yourself.

这不是我们的错。

Zhè bú shì wǒmen de cuò.

It's not our fault.

这不是我的错！

Zhè bú shì wǒ de cuò!

It's not my fault!

这个包裹上的地址是错的。

Zhège bāoguǒ shàng de dìzhǐ shì cuò de.

The address on this parcel is wrong.

这句话有个错。

Zhè jù huà yǒu gè cuò.

There is an error in this sentence.

这封信寄错地方了。

Zhè fēng xìn jì cuò dìfang le.

This letter is wrongly addressed.

这就是错的。

Zhè jiùshì cuò de.

This is just wrong.

这是我的错。

Zhè shì wǒ de cuò.

I am to blame for it.

这是我的错，不是你的错。

Zhè shì wǒ de cuò, bú shì nǐ de cuò.

It's my fault, not yours.

这条问题的答案全是错的。

Zhè tiáo wèntí de dá'àn quán shì cuò de.

All the answers to this question were wrong.

这次听写你错了几个字？

Zhècì tīngxiě nǐ cuòle jǐ ge zì?

How many characters did you get wrong in this dictation?

那不全是错的。

Nà bù quán shì cuò de.

That is not altogether false.

那不完全是错的。

Nà bù wánquán shì cuò de.

That is not entirely wrong.

那不是他们的错。

Nà bú shì tāmen de cuò.

That's not their fault.

那不是我的错。

Nà bú shì wǒ de cuò.

It wasn't my fault.

那似乎错了。

Nà sìhū cuòle.

That just seems wrong.

那是我的错。

Nà shì wǒ de cuò.

That was my mistake.

那样是错的。

Nàyàng shì cuò de.

That was wrong.

都是你的错。

Dōu shì nǐ de cuò.

It's all your fault.

都是我的错。

Dōu shì wǒ de cuò.

It's all my fault.

都是猫的错。

Dōu shì māo de cuò.

It is only the cat's fault.

错的不只是你，我自己也错了。

Cuò de bù zhǐshì nǐ, wǒ zìjǐ yě cuòle.

Not only are you wrong, but I am wrong too.

除了小李以外，其他学生都回答错了。

Chúle Xiǎo Lǐ yǐwài, qítā xuésheng dōu huídá cuòle.

Apart from Xiao Li, all the students answered incorrectly.

鲁肃上了孔明的船，错了

Lǔ Sù shàng le Kǒngmíng de chuán, cuòle

Lu Su boards Kongming's boat: a mistake