误会/誤會 wùhuì — to misunderstand, to get the wrong idea

Meanings

1. 1

   to misunderstand, to get the wrong idea

   To take someone’s words or actions the wrong way — 误 mistakenly, 会 to understand. It is about meaning, not fact: two people can each be honest and still 误会 each other, which is what makes it worth clearing up rather than arguing over.

   verb
2. 2

   a misunderstanding

   noun

Character breakdown

• 会/會

  huì (fourth tone, falling) kuài (fourth tone, falling)

  to know how to, to be able to (through learning); to be likely to, will; a meeting, a gathering, an association; (kuài) only in 会计, accounting

  6 strokes⿱人云Radical 人

Example sentences

• 对不起，我误会你的意思了。/對不起，我誤會你的意思了。Duìbuqǐ, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) wùhuìle (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) yìsi (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···

  Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant.

• 这是一个误会，我们没有生气。/這是一個誤會，我們沒有生氣。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) wùhuì, (fourth tone, falling) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) shēngqì. (first tone, high and level)···

  This is a misunderstanding — we’re not angry.

Common mistakes

• Not quite这个题误会了。

  Correct这个题错了。

  误会 is specifically about misreading a person’s meaning or intent; a wrong answer on a test is simply 错, not 误会 — nothing was misunderstood between people, something was just incorrect.

Similar words

Words containing 会

• 会/會huì (fourth tone, falling)can, to know how to (a learned skill)
• 机会/機會jīhuì (first tone, high and level)chance, opportunity
• 会议/會議huìyì (fourth tone, falling)meeting, conference
• 社会/社會shèhuì (fourth tone, falling)society
• 一会儿/一會兒yíhuìr (second tone, rising)a little while, a moment
• 委员会/委員會wěi (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling)committee
• 学会/學會xué (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling)to learn
• 大会/大會dà (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling)general assembly
• 协会/協會xié (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling)an association
• 董事会/董事會dǒng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling)board of directors
• 体会/體會tǐ (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling)to know from experience
• 晚会/晚會wǎn (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling)evening party
• 约会/約會yuē (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling)appointment
• 演唱会/演唱會yǎn (third tone, dipping) chàng (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling)vocal recital or concert
• 会见/會見huì (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling)to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
• 会员/會員huì (fourth tone, falling) yuán (second tone, rising)member
• 都会/都會dū (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling)city