go wrong; deviate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to go wrong; to have something go awry
Typically used to describe a plan, process, or situation that develops an unexpected problem or error.
Shí实
yàn验
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
yī一
dìng定
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
bù不
néng能
chū出
piān偏
。
Be very careful during the experiment; nothing must go wrong.
Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
yào要
shì是
chū出
piān偏
le了
，
sǔn损
shī失
huì会
hěn很
dà大
。
If this project goes awry, the losses will be huge.
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Tā他
dān担
xīn心
shǒu手
shù术
huì会
chū出
piān偏
。
He is worried the surgery might go wrong.
verb
to deviate; to go off course
Often used to describe a deviation from a standard, principle, or intended path.
Wǒ我
men们
de的
tǎo讨
lùn论
bù不
néng能
chū出
piān偏
zhǔ主
tí题
。
Our discussion must not deviate from the topic.
Zài在
xiū修
liàn炼
qì气
gōng功
shí时
yào要
zhuān专
zhù注
，
yǐ以
fáng防
qì气
xī息
chū出
piān偏
。
When practicing Qigong, one must concentrate to prevent the flow of energy from going off course.
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Zhèng政
cè策
zhí执
xíng行
shàng上
bù不
yǔn允
xǔ许
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
chū出
piān偏
。
No deviation is allowed in the implementation of the policy.