过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
过错
guòcuò
fault; mistake; wrongdoing
Characters in this word
错 cuò
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 法院认定双方都有过错，因此赔偿金额被相应降低。 Fǎyuàn rèndìng shuāngfāng dōu yǒu guòcuò, yīncǐ péicháng jīn'é bèi xiāngyìng jiàngdī. The court found both sides at fault, so the amount of compensation was reduced accordingly.
- 这次的失误是我的过错，我愿意承担责任。 Zhè cì de shīwù shì wǒ de guòcuò, wǒ yuànyì chéngdān zérèn. This mistake was my fault, and I am willing to take responsibility.
- 孩子犯了过错，要勇敢地说出来。 Háizi fàn le guòcuò, yào yǒnggǎn de shuō chūlái. When a child does wrong, he should bravely say so.
Related words
- 过 guò to cross, to pass; to spend (time), to celebrate
- 不过 búguò but; however
- 超过 chāoguò to exceed; to overtake
- 过来 guòlái to come over
- 过年 guònián to celebrate Chinese New Year
- 过去 guòqù to go over; to pass by
- 过 guo ever (past experience marker)
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 经过 jīngguò to pass by; to go through
- 难过 nánguò sad
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past