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差错

chā cuò

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 差錯

差错 (chā cuò) means "mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 差错 means

1. mistake; slip-up; fault; error
2. accident; mishap

The characters in 差错

• 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 错cuòmistake; wrong; bad

Example sentences

• 我以一分之差错过了那趟火车。
  I missed the train by a hair's breadth.
• 据我所知，他的计画没有出差错。
  As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with his plan.
• 毕竟，即使是神也会偶尔出差错。
  After all, even the gods may err at times.

Words containing 差错

• 参差错落cēn cī cuò luòuneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly; in a tangled mess

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