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Jyutping zou6 co3
Pinyin zuò cuò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make an error
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to do something wrong; to make an error (in doing something)
    (syn.) 出错, 出錯, 犯錯, 失误, 纏錯, 犯错误, 搞錯, 缠错, 弄错, 失誤, 犯错, 弄錯, 搞错, 犯錯誤
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 做錯 – 做错
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他终于醒觉到自己做错了。
    他終於醒覺到自己做錯了。
    tā zhōng yú xǐng jué dào zì jǐ zuò cuò le 。
    • At last, he realized his error.
  2. Mandarin
    他没有做错。
    他沒有做錯。
    tā méi yǒu zuò cuò 。
    • He did nothing wrong.
  3. Mandarin
    我小时候做错事就会被打屁股。
    我小時候做錯事就會被打屁股。
    wǒ xiǎo shí hou zuò cuò shì jiù huì bèi dǎ pì gu 。
    • When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.
  4. Mandarin
    无论你想学甚么乐器,最重要的都是不要在开始的时候犯错,因为做错的事情,往往都会比做对的事情更容易在脑里留下深刻的印象。
    無論你想學甚麼樂器,最重要的都是不要在開始的時候犯錯,因為做錯的事情,往往都會比做對的事情更容易在腦裏留下深刻的印象。
    wú lùn nǐ xiǎng xué shèn me yuè qì , zuì zhòng yào de dōu shì bù yào zài kāi shǐ de shí hou fàn cuò , yīn wèi zuò cuò de shì qing , wǎng wǎng dū huì bǐ zuò duì de shì qing gèng róng yì zài nǎo lǐ liú xià shēn kè de yìn xiàng 。
    • No matter which musical instrument you want to learn to play, the most important thing is not to make any mistakes from the beginning on, because mistakes are always imprinted on your mind more easily than everything you do right.
  5. Mandarin
    什么都不要做比做错了好。
    什麼都不要做比做錯了好。
    shén me dōu bù yào zuò bǐ zuò cuò le hǎo 。
    • It's better to do nothing than to do something poorly.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你系做错咗,但系都唔可以怪你嘅。
    你係做錯咗,但係都唔可以怪你嘅。
    nei5 hai6 zou6 co3 zo2 , daan6 hai6 dou1 m4 ho2 ji5 gwaai3 nei5 ge3 。
    • On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that.
  2. Cantonese
    佢无做错。
    佢無做錯。
    keoi5 mou4 zou6 co3 。
    • He did nothing wrong.
    • He did nothing bad.
  3. Cantonese
    你成日都做错嘢。
    你成日都做錯嘢。
    nei5 sing4 jat6 dou1 zou6 co3 je5 。
    • You're forever making mistakes.
  4. Cantonese
    我讲极佢都唔信佢做错咗。
    我講極佢都唔信佢做錯咗。
    ngo5 gong2 gik6 keoi5 dou1 m4 seon3 keoi5 zou6 co3 zo2 。
    • I could not convince him of his mistake.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    醒啲啦,咩都做错!
    醒啲啦,咩都做錯!
    sing2 di1 laa1, me1 dou1 zou6 co3!
    • Be smarter! Stop messing things up!
  2. Cantonese
    鬼叫你做错咩,系要低声下气去求佢原谅㗎喇。
    鬼叫你做錯咩,係要低聲下氣去求佢原諒㗎喇。
    gwai2 giu3 nei5 zou6 co3 me1, hai6 jiu3 dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3 heoi3 kau4 keoi5 jyun4 loeng6 gaa3 laa3.
    • You were wrong, so just keep your head down and apologize.
  3. Cantonese
    佢做错嘢俾老细省。
    佢做錯嘢俾老細省。
    keoi5 zou6 co3 je5 bei2 lou5 sai3 saang2
    • He was blamed by his boss for his wrongdoing.
  4. Cantonese
    佢系唔系做错咗?系㗎。
    佢係唔係做錯咗?係㗎。
    keoi5 hai6 m4 hai6 zou6 co3 zo2? hai6 gaa3.
    • Did he do wrong? Yes(, obviously).
  5. Cantonese
    做错唔紧要,识得改就得啦。
    做錯唔緊要,識得改就得啦。
    zou6 co3 m4 gan2 jiu3, sik1 dak1 goi2 zau6 dak1 laa1.
    • Making mistakes is okay as long as you are willing to correct them.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢今日心神恍惚,时时做错嘢,好似有心事㖞。
    佢今日心神恍惚,時時做錯嘢,好似有心事喎。
    keoi5 gam1 jat6 sam1 san4 fong2 fat1, si4 si4 zou6 co3 je5, hou2 ci5 jau5 sam1 si6 wo3.
  2. Cantonese
    佢嘅本性唔坏嘅,系一时做错嘅啫。
    佢嘅本性唔壞嘅,係一時做錯嘅啫。