# 错别字 (cuòbiézì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 错别字 (cuòbiézì) means “miswritten character; typo”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: miswritten character; typo
- Pinyin: cuòbiézì (cuo4 bie2 zi4)
- Traditional: 錯別字
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 交作文前请检查有没有错别字。
  Jiāo zuòwén qián qǐng jiǎnchá yǒuméiyǒu cuòbiézì.
  Please check your essay for typos before handing it in.

## Characters

- [错](https://hanziro.com/word/cuo-wrong/) (cuò): wrong; mistake
- [别](https://hanziro.com/word/bie-dont/) (bié): don't; other
- [字](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-character/) (zì): character; word

https://hanziro.com/word/cuo-bie-zi-miswritten-character/

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