Definition

1. Noun:

   • Mistake; error; fault: An action, decision, or judgment that is incorrect or wrong. It refers to a deviation from accuracy, correctness, or a standard rule.
   • Blame; culpability: Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.

2. Verb:

   • To fail to keep; to break: To not fulfill or adhere to a promise, agreement, or duty.
   • To be defective; to be faulty: To contain an error or flaw, often in a technical or mechanical context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi đã phạm một lỗi nghiêm trọng. (I made a serious mistake.)
  • Đừng đổ lỗi cho người khác. (Don't put the blame on others.)
• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã lỗi hẹn với tôi. (He failed to keep his promise with me.)
  • Máy tính này bị lỗi phần mềm. (This computer has a software fault.)

Advanced Usage

• "lỗi đạo": To fail in one's moral or filial duty.
  • Lỗi đạo làm con là điều đáng trách. (Failing in one's duty as a child is blameworthy.)
• "lỗi cú pháp": A syntax error (in grammar or computing).
  • Chương trình không chạy được vì lỗi cú pháp. (The program won't run due to a syntax error.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lỗi lầm (n): A fault, transgression, or misdeed (often more serious or moral in connotation).
  • Ai cũng có thể có lỗi lầm. (Anyone can have faults.)
• Lỗi thời (adj): Outdated, obsolete.
  • Quan điểm đó đã lỗi thời. (That viewpoint is outdated.)

Synonyms

• Mistake: An error in action, calculation, or judgment.
• Fault: Responsibility for a mistake or a defect.
• Error: A deviation from accuracy or correctness.
• Blame: Responsibility for a fault or wrong.

Related Idioms

• Nhận lỗi: To admit one's mistake; to take the blame.
  • Biết nhận lỗi là một đức tính tốt. (Knowing how to admit one's mistake is a good virtue.)
• Tha lỗi / Thứ lỗi: To forgive; to pardon.
  • Xin bạn hãy tha lỗi cho tôi. (Please forgive me.)
• Đổ lỗi: To shift blame; to put the blame on someone/something.
  • Đổ lỗi cho hoàn cảnh là vô ích. (Blaming the circumstances is useless.)

noun

1. mistake; fault; error
   • nhận lỗi
     to admit one's mistake. blame
   • đừng đổ lỗi cho tôi
     don't put the blame on me

verb

1. to fail to keep
   • lỗi hẹn
     to fail to keep one's promise