误用

誤用
wùyòng
to misuse

CEDICT

to misuse

Wiktionary

使用错误。

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Entry Composition

1 误 wù
  1. mistake
  2. error
  3. to miss
  4. to harm
  5. to delay
  6. to neglect
  7. mistakenly
2 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore

Related entries

滥用 lànyòng
  1. to misuse
  2. to abuse
我们只能滥用善良的。

We can only abuse of things that are good.

Source: Tatoeba

错用 cuòyòng
  1. to misuse
  2. to misapply
枉顾 wǎnggù
  1. to neglect
  2. to misuse
  3. to mistreat
  4. to abuse