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过错

guò cuò · guo cuo

Traditional 過錯

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. mistake
  2. fault
  3. responsibility (for a fault)
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Who broke the flowerpot?

  1. Liangliang

    院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)的(de)花盆(huāpén)碎(suì)了(le)，是(shì)谁(shéi)的(de)过错(guòcuò)？

    The flowerpot in the courtyard is broken. Whose fault is it?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)过错(guòcuò)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)没(méi)出门(chūmén)。

    It's not my fault. I didn't go out yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    也(yě)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)过错(guòcuò)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)才(cái)回来(huílai)。

    It's not my fault either. I only came back today.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)会(huì)是(shì)风(fēng)的(de)过错(guòcuò)吗(ma)？

    Then could it be the wind's fault?

  5. Qiqi

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)过错(guòcuò)，我(wǒ)踢球(tīqiú)不小心(bùxiǎoxīn)踢到(tīdào)了(le)花盆(huāpén)。

    Sorry, it's my fault. I was kicking a ball and accidentally hit the flowerpot.

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)买(mǎi)个(gè)新(xīn)花盆(huāpén)吧(ba)。

    No problem. Let's buy a new flowerpot together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)原(yuán)谅(liàng)了(le)他(tā)的(de)过(guò)错(cuò)。

My mother excused his mistake.

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

02

生(shēng)气(qì)，就(jiù)是(shì)拿(ná)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)过(guò)错(cuò)来(lái)惩(chéng)罚(fá)自(zì)己(jǐ)。

Anger is punishing yourself for other people's mistakes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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