Definition & Meaning

mispronounced or wrongly written character

Word usage

cuò bié zì

错 别 字

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n.mispronounced or wrongly written character
- tā xiū zhèng le wén zhāng li de cuò bié zì
  他修正了文章里的错别字。
  He fixed typos in the article.
- zhè běn shū li yǒu hěn duō cuò bié zì
  这本书里有很多错别字。
  There are many typos in this book.
- duì yú gāng xué hàn yǔ de rén lái shuō xiě cuò bié zì shì zài suǒ nán miǎn de
  对于刚学汉语的人来说，写错别字是在所难免的。
  For those who are just learning Chinese, typos are inevitable.

Word usage

common measure word
"错别字" is often matched with measure word "个"or"些"or"堆".
- 一个错别字
  one wrongly written or mispronounced character
- 一些错别字
  some wrongly written or mispronounced characters
- 一堆错别字
  one bunch of wrongly written or mispronounced characters

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