correct errors; rectify mistakes
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1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to correct errors; to rectify mistakes; to amend
formalCommonly used in publishing, editing, and academic contexts. Often appears in the compound 正误表 (errata/correction table).
Biān编
jí辑
huā花
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
sān三
tiān天
shí时
jiān间
zhèng正
wù误
。
The editor spent a full three days correcting errors.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
hòu后
miàn面
fù附
yǒu有
zhèng正
wù误
biǎo表
。
This book includes an errata table at the back.
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Zhèng正
wù误
gōng工
zuò作
fēi非
cháng常
fán繁
suǒ琐
，
xū需
yào要
jí极
dà大
de的
nài耐
xīn心
。
Error correction work is extremely tedious and requires great patience.