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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錯* | 錯* | *錯
mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver
HSK 1
mistaken; false; wrong / error; mistake / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to misunderstand / to mistake / misunderstanding / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
lapse / mistake / to make a mistake / fault / service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *漏* | 漏* | *漏
to leak / to divulge / to leave out by mistake / waterclock or hourglass (old)
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *誤* | 誤* | *誤
mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *犯* | 犯* | *犯
to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *擰* | 擰* | *擰
mistake / to twist
HSK 7-9
to admit an error / to acknowledge one's mistake
HSK 7-9
plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle / CL: , 條|条
HSK 7-9
mistake / fault / responsibility (for a fault)
HSK 7-9
mistake; slip-up; fault; error / accident; mishap
HSK 7-9
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闕* | 闕* | *闕
used in place of (old) / mistake
to make a mistake / error
to make a (careless) mistake / oversight
fault / mistake / to miss (a chance)
to err / to make a mistake / to do the wrong thing
to misinterpret what one sees or reads / to misjudge (sb) / to mistake (sb for sb else) / to misread (a document)
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism
to admit defeat / to give in / to acknowledge a mistake / to apologize / to be amenable to persuasion
a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated
careless mistake / slip-up
to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) / to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button)
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through
to repeat errors / to continue blundering / to make continuous mistakes
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
to make a serious mistake (idiom)
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
error; mistake
error / mistake
mistake; error / to mislead; to lead astray
mistake / to make a mistake / to blunder / mistaken
serious mistake / major demerit
mistake
lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake
error / mistake
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
reluctant to admit a mistake
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
to cover up mistakes or crimes / to stitch up / to fix
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *傎* | 傎* | *傎
inversion / mistake
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *訧* | 訧* | *訧
fault / mistake
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
to make a careless mistake / mistake; slip-up
mistake / slip-up
to make up for an earlier mistake / to make amends
multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones
a mistake / an oversight / an error of judgment
little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much
to take the blame / to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
to mistake for sth else
a slip of the tongue / to blurt out (a secret or stupid mistake)
adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake
(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc) / whistle-blowing
(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) / fig. everyone makes mistakes / even the best fall down sometimes
error / mistake
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
to proceed by trial and error; to learn by making mistakes
lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to overestimate sth's worth
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
mistake / error / mishap
to commit (an error) often / common (mistake)
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
fault / mistake / shortcoming / error / misconduct
(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes


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