写错 (xiě cuò) — to write incorrectly / to make a writing mistake

写错 (xiě cuò)

A verb-result compound where 写 (to write) + 错 (wrong/mistaken) means to write something incorrectly.

Meanings

1. [verb + complement] To write incorrectly, to make a mistake in writing.

Example Sentences

我把这个字写错了。 Wǒ bǎ zhège zì xiě cuò le. I wrote this character incorrectly.

你的名字写错了，应该是这样写。 Nǐ de míngzì xiě cuò le, yīnggāi shì zhèyàng xiě. Your name is written incorrectly; it should be written this way.

考试的时候，我写错了几道题。 Kǎoshì de shíhou, wǒ xiě cuò le jǐ dào tí. During the exam, I wrote several questions incorrectly.

没关系，写错了可以改正。 Méi guānxi, xiě cuò le kěyǐ gǎizhèng. It's okay; if you write it wrong, you can correct it.

Collocations

Memory Hook

错 is the result complement revealing the outcome — the writing action produced an error. 写 + 错 = the write arrived at "wrong."