差错 chācuò mistake
mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap
怎么记住“差错”: 差 differ from + 错 mistake = mistake.
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用法
- An error or mishap - 账目不能出差错 (zhàngmù bù néng chū chācuò) the accounts must not contain any errors.
- Two flavors: a mistake/slip (工作差错) and an unexpected accident/harm (万一出了差错, if something goes wrong). Common frame 出差错.
- Contrast 错误 (cuòwù), a general/serious 'mistake, wrongness'; 差错 leans toward accidental slip-ups and mishaps in careful work. Here 差 reads chā.