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错过

cuò guò · cuo guo

Traditional 錯過

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to miss (train, opportunity etc)
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The last subway

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)错过(cuòguò)了(le)末班(mòbān)地铁(dìtiě)！

    Oh no, I missed the last subway!

  2. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)打车(dǎchē)回家(huíjiā)。

    Don't worry, you can take a taxi home.

  3. Dengdeng

    打车(dǎchē)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)，我(wǒ)走(zǒu)回去(huíqu)吧(ba)。

    Taxis are too expensive. I'll walk back.

  4. Liangliang

    走回去(zǒuhuíqu)要(yào)五(wǔ)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)，你(nǐ)会(huì)错过(cuòguò)明天(míngtiān)的(de)早饭(zǎofàn)的(de)！

    Walking takes five hours. You'll miss tomorrow's breakfast!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)打车(dǎchē)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)可(kě)不想(bùxiǎng)错过(cuòguò)早饭(zǎofàn)。

    Then I'd better take a taxi. I don't want to miss breakfast.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)还(hái)没(méi)来(lái)。他(tā)肯(kěn)定(dìng)错(cuò)过(guò)公(gōng)交(jiāo)车(chē)了(le)。

He hasn't come yet. He must have missed the bus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)匆(cōng)忙(máng)赶(gǎn)去(qù)车(chē)站(zhàn)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)错(cuò)过(guò)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

She hurried to the station so that she wouldn't miss the train.

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

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