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Usages of zǒucuò
如果 你 走错 路 了, 就 打电话 给 我。rúguǒ nǐ zǒucuò lù le, jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi wǒ.
If you go the wrong way, just call me.
她 常常 走错, 所以 出门 以前 都 看 一下 地图。tā chángcháng zǒucuò, suǒyǐ chūmén yǐqián dōu kàn yíxià dìtú.
She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.
今天 下班 以后, 我们 没 走错 路, 最后 在 公园 里 找到 了 一 个 安静 的 地方 坐 在 椅子 上。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
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