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没错 (méi cuò) — that's right; you bet; absolutely

Definition

An emphatic, conversational 'that's right!' used to strongly agree or confirm — more emphatic than just saying 对. Often appears as a sentence-final particle, as in 你放心吧，没错的.

verb
that's rightyou betabsolutely

Examples

  • 没错，。
    méi cuò, Nǐ shuō de duì.
    That's right, you're correct.
  • ，没错。
    Nǐ fàng xīn ba, méi cuò de.
    Rest assured, it's definitely right.
  • 没错，。
    méi cuò, Tā jiù shì wǒ men yào zhǎo de rén.
    That's right, he's the person we're looking for.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

没méinot have
错cuòmistake

没 means not having, and 错 means mistake; the meaning is that there is no mistake.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 沒; 没 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬛
𠬛𠬛沒mò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 沒 pairs 水 (water) with 𠬛 as a sound part; this note is about 沒, not the simplified 没.

Open 没 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 錯; 错 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
昔
昔xī錯cuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 錯 pairs 金 (metal) with 昔 as a sound part; the simplified 错 is a later abbreviation.

Open 错 →
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