Translation

• mistake
• slip-up
• fault
• error (in data transmission)
• accident
• mishap

Synonyms

• 万一, 三长两短, 不虞, 好歹, 意外, 长短, 闪失
• 不对, 不是, 偏向, 偏差, 大过, 差, 病, 纰缪, 舛误, 讹, 讹误, 讹谬, 误, 谬, 谬误, 过错, 错, 错事, 错处, 错误, 鲁鱼亥豕, 鲁鱼帝虎

Examples

• 终究天神偶尔也会出差错。
  After all, even the gods may err at times.
• 今早我以五分钟之差错失了八时半的那班火车。
  This morning I missed the 8:30 train by five minutes.