错觉 meaning in English

cuòjué

misconception; illusion

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 錯覺22 strokes

Meaning of 错觉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cuòjué
  1. misconception
  2. illusion
  3. misperception

错觉 in example sentences

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

这zhè个ge看kàn法fǎ是shì个gè错cuò觉jué,并bìng且qiě没méi道dào理lǐ。
This idea is a misperception, and makes no sense.
房fáng间jiān里lǐ的de镜jìng面miàn墙qiáng营yíng造zào出chū宽kuān敞chǎng的de错cuò觉jué。
A mirror wall in the room creates an illusion of spaciousness.

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错 cuò · mistake · 13 strokes

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觉 jiào · a nap · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 错觉.

觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
睡觉shuìjiàoto go to bed; to sleep
感觉gǎnjuéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
错误cuòwùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
自觉zìjuéto realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); re
没错méi cuòthat's right; sure!
发觉fājuéto become aware; to detect
错过cuòguòto miss (train, opportunity etc)
觉悟juéwùto come to understand; to realize
直觉zhíjuéintuition
幻觉huànjuéillusion; hallucination

Questions about 错觉

What does 错觉 mean?

错觉 (cuòjué) means "misconception; illusion" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 错觉?

错觉 is made of 2 characters: 错 (13 strokes), 觉 (9 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 错觉 an HSK word?

Yes. 错觉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 错觉 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 错觉 is written 錯覺.