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认错

rèn cuò · ren cuo

Traditional 認錯

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to admit an error
  2. to acknowledge one's mistake
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In a conversation

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Wrong person

  1. Liangliang

    刚才(gāngcái)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)向(xiàng)一个(yīgè)人(rén)招手(zhāoshǒu)。

    Just now on the subway, I waved at someone.

  2. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)认错(rèncuò)人(rén)了(le)。他(tā)不(bù)是(shì)我(wǒ)同学(tóngxué)。

    I mistook him for someone. He isn't my classmate.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)反应(fǎnyìng)？

    How did he react?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)也(yě)向(xiàng)我(wǒ)招手(zhāoshǒu)，说(shuō)他(tā)也(yě)认错(rèncuò)人(rén)了(le)。

    He waved back and said he'd mistaken me for someone too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)个(gè)陌(mò)生(shēng)人(rén)从(cóng)后(hòu)面(miàn)拍(pāi)了(le)拍(pāi)我(wǒ)的(de)肩(jiān)。我(wǒ)肯(kěn)定(dìng)他(tā)是(shì)认(rèn)错(cuò)人(rén)了(le)。

A stranger tapped me on the shoulder from behind. He must have mistaken me for someone else.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by tomkun01 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)知(zhī)道(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)错(cuò)了(le)，就(jiù)主(zhǔ)动(dòng)向(xiàng)老(lǎo)师(shī)认(rèn)错(cuò)。

He knew he was wrong, so he took the initiative to admit his mistake to the teacher.

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