误导
wùdǎo
to mislead
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 虚假广告会误导消费者。False advertising can mislead consumers.
- 不准确的信息容易误导别人。Inaccurate information easily misleads people.
Collocations
误导消费者误导公众误导性不要误导
Mnemonic
误 wù "to mistake" + 导 dǎo "to guide": to guide wrongly, i.e. to mislead, lead astray with false information. The 误 is in 误会 (misunderstanding) and 错误 (error). The 导 is in 引导 (to guide) and 指导. Distinguish 误导 (to mislead others) from 误会 (wùhuì, to misunderstand oneself).
Related
误会引导欺骗迷惑
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