1 lapse

2 mistake

3 to make a mistake

4 fault

5 service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

1 mistake

2 error

3 to miss

4 to harm

5 to delay

6 to neglect

7 mistakenly

1 to misunderstand

2 to mistake

3 misunderstanding

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 to misunderstand

2 to misread

3 misunderstanding

1 error

2 mistake

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 mistaken

5 false

6 wrong

1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

1 the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)

2 a miss is as good as a mile

1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)

2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost

3 a beard well lathered is half shaved

1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself

2 too smart for one's own good

1 absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous

2 the height of folly