Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

cuò 错 TRAD 錯 ADJ wrong (ANTONYM 对 duì) ■ 我 错了, 我不应该那么做。Wǒ cuò le, wǒ bù yīnggāi
nàme zuò. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have done that. ■ 你这个字写错了。Nǐ zhège zì xiě cuò le.
You’ve written this character wrong. 错字 cuòzì a wrong character
cuòwù 错误 [comp: 错 wrong + 误 miss] N & ADJ mistake, error; wrong, mistaken ■ 你这次作业有 很多
错误。Nǐ zhè cì zuòyè yǒu hěn duō cuòwù. You’ve made many mistakes in this assignment. ■ 这是
一个错误的决定。Zhè shì yí ge cuòwù de juédìng. This is a wrong decision. 犯错误 fàn cuòwù make
a mistake ■ 人人都会 犯错误。Rénrén dōu huì fàn cuòwù. Everybody makes mistakes. 纠正错误
jiūzhèng cuòwù correct a mistake
cuò 措 V arrange, handle
cuòshī 措施 N measure, step ■ 我们必须迅速采 取有效措施。Wǒmen bìxū xùnsù cǎiqǔ yǒuxiào
cuòshī. We must take immediate and effective measures. ■ 由于措施不当，问题更加严重 了。
Yóuyú cuòshī bú dàng, wèntí gèngjiā yánzhòng le. Owing to inappropriate measures, the problem
became even more serious.
cuò 挫 V frustrate, defeat 受挫 shòucuò be frustrated, be defeated
cuòzhé 挫折 [comp: 挫 frustrate + 折 break] N setback, frustration