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误解

wù jiě · wu jie

Traditional 誤解

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to misunderstand
  2. misunderstanding
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Why are you ignoring me?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)不理(bùlǐ)我(wǒ)？

    Dengdeng, why are you ignoring me today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)，是不是(shìbùshì)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)误解(wùjiě)？

    I am not. Is there some misunderstanding?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)发(fā)消息(xiāoxi)说(shuō)，随便你(suíbiànnǐ)。

    Yesterday you texted: whatever you like.

  4. Dengdeng

    我是说(wǒshìshuō)你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)什么(shénme)都(dōu)行(xíng)，这(zhè)是(shì)误解(wùjiě)！

    I meant you can choose anything. It is a misunderstanding!

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)误解(wùjiě)，我(wǒ)难过(nánguò)了(le)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)。

    So it was a misunderstanding. I felt bad all night.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)，算是(suànshì)道歉(dàoqiàn)。

    Then today I will treat you to a meal as an apology.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)争(zhēng)吵(chǎo)因(yīn)误(wù)解(jiě)而(ér)起(qǐ)。

Their quarrel sprang from misunderstanding.

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

02

为(wèi)了(le)避(bì)免(miǎn)误(wù)解(jiě)，他(tā)们(men)又(yòu)过(guò)了(le)一(yí)遍(biàn)合(hé)同(tóng)。

In order to avoid misunderstandings, they went through the contract again.

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

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