错别字 cuòbiézì incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
How to remember 错别字: 错 mistake + 别 don't do something + 字 character = incorrectly written or mispronounced characters.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Wrongly written or wrong-character mistakes' in writing - 检查错别字 (jiǎnchá cuòbiézì) check for typos/miswritten characters.
- Covers two errors: 错字 (a character written wrong/nonexistent) and 别字 (a real but wrong character used). Bundled as 错别字.
- The standard term teachers and editors use for character-level writing errors.