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差错

chā cuò · cha cuo

Traditional 差錯

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    服务员(fúwùyuán)，账单(zhàngdān)好像(hǎoxiàng)有(yǒu)差错(chācuò)。

    Waiter, the bill seems to have a mistake.

  2. Qiqi

    哪里(nǎlǐ)有(yǒu)差错(chācuò)？

    Where is the mistake?

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)点(diǎn)了(le)两杯(liǎngbēi)咖啡(kāfēi)，这里(zhèlǐ)写(xiě)了(le)三杯(sānbēi)。

    We ordered only two coffees, but it says three.

  4. Qiqi

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)差错(chācuò)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)改(gǎi)。

    Sorry, that is our mistake. I will fix it now.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，谁(shéi)都(dōu)会(huì)有(yǒu)差错(chācuò)。

    No problem. Everyone makes mistakes.

  6. Qiqi

    为了(wèile)道歉(dàoqiàn)，送(sòng)你们(nǐmen)一块(yīkuài)小(xiǎo)饼干(bǐnggān)。

    To apologise, here is a free cookie for you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)份(fèn)报(bào)告(gào)里(lǐ)出(chū)现(xiàn)了(le)几(jǐ)处(chù)差(chā)错(cuò)。

Several errors appeared in this report.

02

操(cāo)作(zuò)机(jī)器(qì)时(shí)任(rèn)何(hé)差(chā)错(cuò)都(dōu)可(kě)能(néng)造(zào)成(chéng)事(shì)故(gù)。

Any mistake while operating the machine could cause an accident.

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