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title: "Wujie Meaning: 误解 (wùjiě) Means “misunderstanding”"
description: "误解 (traditional 誤解, wùjiě) means “misunderstanding; to misunderstand”. Hear its tones, see what 误 and 解 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wujie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 误解 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

误解 wùjiě

## misunderstanding; to misunderstand

## Its characters

1. 误 wù mistake
2. 解 jiě to understand (as in 了解)

## In a sentence

你误解了我的意思。 You misunderstood what I meant.

[More about 误解](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%AF%E8%A7%A3)

## More words with 误 or 解

- [不解 bùjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bujie)
- [错误 cuòwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuowu)
- [耽误 dānwu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danwu)
- [分解 fēnjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenjie)
- [和解 héjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hejie)
- [化解 huàjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajie)
- [讲解 jiǎngjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangjie)
- [解答 jiědá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieda)
- [解读 jiědú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiedu)
- [解放 jiěfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiefang)

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