错过
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
错过 (cuòguò) · to miss, a chance, train, etc.
错过 (cuòguò) means “to miss, a chance, train, etc.”. It is written with 2 characters: 错 (wrong) + 过 (to pass). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 错过 is built
The characters
错 cuò · wrong
What 错 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Origin hint: Gold 钅 that once was 昔 but is lost (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
过 guò · to pass
What 过 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 咼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
快走，别错过火车！Kuài zǒu, bié cuòguò huǒchē!Hurry, don't miss the train!
我错过了这个电影。Wǒ cuòguò le zhège diànyǐng.I missed this movie.
Questions about 错过
What does 错过 mean?
错过 (cuòguò) means “to miss, a chance, train, etc.”.
How do you pronounce 错过?
错过 is pronounced cuòguò.
Which HSK level is 错过?
错过 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 错误cuòwùmistake
- 没错méicuòthat's right
- 错cuòwrong
- 不过bùguòbut
- 超过chāoguòto exceed
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 过去guòqùthe past
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
Learn 错过 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.