打错 meaning in English

dǎcuò

to err; to dial a wrong number

Traditional 打錯18 strokes

Meaning of 打错

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǎcuò
  1. to err
  2. to dial a wrong number
  3. to make a typo

打错 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

打dǎ错cuò电diàn话huà了le。
You've got the wrong number.
抱bào歉qiàn,我wǒ打dǎ错cuò了le。
Sorry for calling you by mistake.
抱bào歉qiàn,打dǎ错cuò了le。
Sorry, wrong number.
我wǒ一yí定dìng是shì打dǎ错cuò号hào码mǎ了le。
I must've mistyped the number.
不bù好hǎo意yì思sī,你nǐ好hǎo像xiàng打dǎ错cuò电diàn话huà了le。
Sorry, but I think you've got the wrong number.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

错 cuò · mistake · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 打错.

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket)
打球dǎ qiúto play a ball sport
打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
打算dǎsuànto plan; to intend
打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d
打印dǎyìnto affix a seal; to stamp
错误cuòwùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
打破dǎpòto break; to smash
打听dǎtingto ask about; to make some inquiries
没错méi cuòthat's right; sure!

Questions about 打错

What does 打错 mean?

打错 (dǎcuò) means "to err; to dial a wrong number".

How do you write 打错?

打错 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 错 (13 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 打错 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 打错 is written 打錯.