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CHINESE WORD

cuò wèi

错位

to misplace

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
cuo4 wei4
English meanings
to misplace, displacement (e.g. of broken bones), out of alignment, faulty contact, erroneous judgment, inversion (medical, e.g. breach delivery)

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    juésè角色cuòwèi错位。

    Role reversal.

  2. 02

    shíjiān时间cuòwèi错位。

    A time mismatch.

  3. 03

    wèizhi位置cuòwèi错位。

    Misplaced.

  4. 04

    bìmiǎn避免cuòwèi错位。

    Avoid the mismatch.

  5. 05

    shèhuì社会cuòwèi错位。

    Social dislocation.

  6. 06

    rènshi认识cuòwèi错位。

    A mistaken perception.

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