误

wù · wu

Traditional 誤

Meaning

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  1. mistake
  2. error
  3. to miss
  4. to harm
  5. to delay
  6. to neglect
  7. mistakenly

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)误(wù)把(bǎ)盐(yán)当(dàng)成(chéng)糖(táng)放(fàng)进(jìn)了(le)咖(kā)啡(fēi)里(lǐ)。

I mistakenly put salt into the coffee, thinking it was sugar.

02

他(tā)误(wù)了(le)火(huǒ)车(chē),只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)改(gǎi)签(qiān)下(xià)一(yì)班(bān)。

He missed the train, so he had to change his ticket to the next one.

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