incorrectly written or printed character
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
incorrectly written or printed character; miswritten character
neutralRefers specifically to characters written, typed, or printed incorrectly, differing from '别字' which means using the wrong character in a context. A '错字' is often a non-standard or malformed character.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
jǐ几
gè个
cuò错
zì字
。
Several miswritten characters were found in this article.
Qǐng请
zǐ仔
xì细
jiào校
duì对
，
bì避
miǎn免
chū出
xiàn现
cuò错
zì字
。
Please proofread carefully to avoid incorrect characters.
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Kè刻
bēi碑
shí时
yī一
gè个
cuò错
zì字
jiù就
huì会
huǐ毁
diào掉
zhěng整
kuài块
shí石
bēi碑
。
One mis-carved character can ruin the whole stone tablet.
Lǎo老
shì式
dǎ打
zì字
jī机
róng容
yì易
dǎ打
chū出
cuò错
zì字
。
Old typewriters tend to type incorrect characters.