---
title: "Wuhui Meaning: 误会 (to misunderstand) or 污秽 (filth)?"
description: "误会 (traditional 誤會, wùhuì) means “to misunderstand; misunderstanding”. Not the wuhui you heard? See 污秽. Hear its tones, see what 误 and 会 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuhui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 误会 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

误会 wùhuì

## to misunderstand; misunderstanding

## Its characters

1. 误 wù by mistake
2. 会 huì can

## In a sentence

你误会我的意思了。 You misunderstood what I meant.

因为这些不同，有人觉得，把中国的龙翻译成英文里那个喷火的词，很容易让人**误会**，所以建议给它起一个新的英文名字。

From [中国的龙为什么不喷火？ · What does the Chinese dragon mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-the-chinese-dragon-mean#library-word-668-670)

[More about 误会](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%AF%E4%BC%9A)

## Other words said wuhui

- [污秽wūhuìfilth](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%A1%E7%A7%BD)

## More words with 误 or 会

- [错误 cuòwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuowu)
- [大会 dàhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahui)
- [耽误 dānwu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danwu)
- [董事会 dǒngshìhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshihui)
- [峰会 fēnghuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenghui)
- [工会 gōnghuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonghui)
- [会场 huìchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huichang)
- [会见 huìjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huijian)
- [会面 huìmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huimian)
- [会谈 huìtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitan)

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