錯用

错用
cuòyòng
  1. to misuse
  2. to misapply

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 錯 cuò
  1. mistake
  2. wrong
  3. bad
  4. interlocking
  5. complex
  6. to grind
  7. to polish
  8. to alternate
  9. to stagger
  10. to miss
  11. to let slip
  12. to evade
  13. to inlay with gold or silver
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

濫用 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

誤用 wùyòng to misuse
枉顧 wǎnggù
  1. to neglect
  2. to misuse
  3. to mistreat
  4. to abuse