差池

chāchí
  1. mistake
  2. error
  3. mishap

CEDICT

  1. mishap; accident
  2. mistake; error

Wiktionary

  1. 意外。
  2. 差错、错误。《三国演义．第七三回》：「吾若得胜回来之日，稍有差池，二罪俱罚。」《水浒传．第八回》：「自蒙泰山错爱，将令爱嫁事小人，已经三载，不曾有半些儿差池。」也作「差迟」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

差迟 cīchí

Entry Composition

1 差 chā
  1. difference; discrepancy
  2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
  3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
2 池 chí
  1. pond
  2. reservoir
  3. moat

Related entries

差失 chāshī
  1. mistake
  2. slip-up
差误 chāwù mistake
搞错 gǎocuò
  1. mistake
  2. to make a mistake
  3. to blunder
  4. mistaken
我搞错了。

I was wrong.

Source: Tatoeba

拧 nǐng
  1. mistake
  2. to twist
用擰檬汁代替醋。

Use lemon juice instead of vinegar.

Source: Tatoeba

误 wù
  1. mistake
  2. error
  3. to miss
  4. to harm
  5. to delay
  6. to neglect
  7. mistakenly
我误了火车。

I didn't catch the train.

Source: Tatoeba

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