耽
搁

To tarry in Chinese: 耽搁 (dān ge)

dān ge

to tarry

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 耽擱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to tarry
  2. 2to delay
  3. 3to stop over

Stroke order

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耽
搁

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

˙ㄍㄜ

ge

˙/ neutral toneㄍ/ gㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

耽搁

Simplified

耽擱

Traditional

Example sentences

See 耽搁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 路上耽搁了很久，我们迟到了。

    lù shang dān ge le hěn jiǔ， wǒ men chí dào le。

    We were held up on the road for a long time and arrived late.

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Related words

搁

gē

to place

耽误

dān wu

to delay

搁浅

gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

搁置

gē zhì

to shelve

胆怯

dǎn qiè

timidity

胆子

dǎn zi

courage

但愿

dàn yuàn

if only (sth were possible)

诞辰

dàn chén

birthday

弹性

tán xìng

flexibility

淡化

dàn huà

to water down

淡季

dàn jì

off season

蛋白质

dàn bái zhì

protein

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