耽
误

To delay in Chinese: 耽误 (dān wu)

dān wu

to delay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 耽誤2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to delay
  2. 2to hold up
  3. 3to waste time
  4. 4to interfere with

Stroke order

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耽
误

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

˙ㄨ

wu

˙/ neutral toneㄨ/ u

Simplified & traditional

耽误

Simplified

耽誤

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 事故耽误了我们半小时。

    shì gù dān wù le wǒ men bàn xiǎo shí。

    An accident delayed us for half an hour.

  • 可以耽误你一点时间吗?

    kě yǐ dān wù nǐ yì diǎn shí jiān ma?

    Do you have a minute?

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Related words

误

wù

mistake

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

失误

shī wù

lapse

误解

wù jiě

to misunderstand

耽搁

dān ge

to tarry

误差

wù chā

difference

误导

wù dǎo

to mislead

误区

wù qū

mistaken ideas

延误

yán wu

to delay

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