How to Say ‘You went the wrong way’ in Traditional Chinese
你走錯了
nǐ zǒu cuò le
[nee dzoh tswaw luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [動詞 + 錯了] is a handy pattern for mistakes: [走錯了] went the wrong way, [聽錯了] heard it wrong. Swap in other actions when you want to say someone made a specific mistake.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The second-person pronoun used to address another person.
你走錯了嗎？前面那條路不是這邊。
Did you go the wrong way? The road ahead isn't this way.
走錯了
zǒu cuò le
went the wrong way; took the wrong route
Used when someone has taken an incorrect direction.
你走錯路了。
You took the wrong road.
Words in this phrase
走錯
zǒu cuò
[dzoh tswaw]
to go the wrong way; take a wrong route
Used when someone chooses the wrong path, road, or direction.
我不是說你走錯，我只是想確認一下。
I'm not saying you went the wrong way; I just want to confirm it.
了
le
[luh]
completed action particle
A particle often placed at the end of a sentence to show a change of state or completed action.
你走錯了吧？這裡不是往車站的路。
You went the wrong way, right? This isn't the road to the station.
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