Structure:

Object + Subject + Verb + 错 +

Meaning:

To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with the adverb “incorrectly” in English

Examples:

1. 我 记 错 了。

    Wǒ jì cuò le

    I remembered wrongly.

2. 你 说 的 话 我 听 错 了。

    Nǐ shuō de huà wǒ tīnɡ cuò le

    I misheard what you said.

3. 这 个 字 你 写 错 了。

    Zhè ɡè zì nǐ xiě cuò le

    You wrote this character wrong.

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