错怪 (cuò guài) — to blame someone wrongly; to wrongly accuse
Definition
错怪 means blaming someone for something they did not do — the focus is on the mistake of accusing, not on accusing in general. Often used in apologies after realizing one was wrong.
verb
to blame someone wronglyto wrongly accuse
Examples
- 错怪，。Nǐ cuò guài tā le, tā qí shí méi zuò nà jiàn shì.You blamed him wrongly; he actually didn't do that.
- 错怪，。Wǒ cuò guài le nǐ, zhēn duì bu qǐ.I wrongly blamed you; I'm really sorry.
- 错怪，。Tā cuò guài le fú wù yuán, hòu lái fā xiàn shì wù huì.She wrongly blamed the waiter, and later found out it was a misunderstanding.
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