Chinese word

差错

Pronunciation

Pinyinchā cuò

Meaning

  • nounmistake

Example

请改正这些差错。qǐng gǎi zhèng zhè xiē chā cuò

Please correct these mistakes.

Illustration for 差错 (mistake)

More examples

在生产线上，微小的操作失误也会引起差错。zài shēng chǎn xiàn shàng wēi xiǎo de cāo zuò shī wù yě huì yín qǐ chā cuò

On the production line, even a minor operating error can cause errors.

Core concept

The gap between what should be correct and what a person does or records.

Common phrases

  • 导致差错dǎo zhì chā cuò

    cause errors

  • 避免差错bì miǎn chā cuò

    avoid errors

  • 纠正差错jiū zhèng chā cuò

    correct errors

Similar words

错误cuò wù: An incorrect part of a statement, judgment, or calculation.
失误shī wù: A temporary mistake caused by a wrong decision or an incorrect action.

Definition in Chinese

判断、操作或记录中出现的不准确或不符合事实的情况，即通常所说的错误或失误。pàn duàn cāo zuò huò jì lù zhōng chū xiàn de bù zhǔn què huò bù fú hé shì shí de qíng kuàng jí tōng cháng suǒ shuō de cuò wù huò shī wù

Word origin

The compound pairs 差 (chā, "difference or deviation") with 错 (cuò, "incorrect"), so its meaning centers on a result that has moved away from the right standard.

Usage tips

  • This noun can describe a problem without saying that anyone acted carelessly, which makes it useful in neutral accounts of work and records.

Other meanings

  • errornoun
  • slipnoun

Opposites

  • 准确性zhǔn què xìngaccuracynoun

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