误解
wùjiě
to misunderstand; misunderstanding
Part of speech · verb / noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我的话被他误解了。My words were misunderstood by him.
- 为了避免误解,我再说明一下。To avoid misunderstanding, let me explain again.
Collocations
造成误解产生误解消除误解避免误解
Mnemonic
误 wù "to err" + 解 jiě "to interpret": to interpret wrongly, i.e. to misunderstand; a misunderstanding. 误 has the speech radical 讠. ① a verb ② a noun. 消除误解 = to clear up a misunderstanding. Opposite of 理解 (to understand).
Related
理解曲解误会谅解
Quick check
What is an antonym of 误解?