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听错

tīng cuò

2-character word Traditional 聽錯

What 听错 means

1. to mishear

The characters in 听错

• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 错cuòmistake; wrong; bad

Example sentences

• 他还以为自己听错了。
  Tā hái yǐwéi zìjǐ tīngcuò le.
  He could not believe his ears.

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