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耽搁
耽搁
(dān ge): Delay (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
耽 • dān • to indulge in; to delay
dān
耽
to indulge in; to delay
搁 • gē • bear; endure; stand • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
gē
搁
bear; endure; stand
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 耽搁.
Words with
耽
耽误
dān wu
delay; hold up
Words with
搁
搁浅
gē qiǎn
Strand / Be stranded
搁置
gē zhì
Put on hold / Shelve
4.
How to Use 耽搁 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
太久
dān
耽
ge
搁
tài
太
jiǔ
久
neutral
delayed for too long
Passive + Verb
with
事情
bèi
被
shì
事
qing
情
dān
耽
ge
搁
Verb + Object
with
时间
dān
耽
ge
搁
shí
时
jiān
间
Negation + Verb
with
别
bié
别
dān
耽
ge
搁
le
了
5.
Example Sentences with 耽搁
wǒ
我
dān
耽
gē
搁
le
了
wǔ
五
fēn
分
neutral
delayed by matters
neutral
waste time
informal
Spoken
don't delay
zhōng
钟
。
I was delayed for five minutes.
lù
路
shang
上
dǔ
堵
chē
车
，
dān
耽
ge
搁
le
了
bàn
半
xiǎo
小
shí
时
。
There was a traffic jam on the road, which delayed us by half an hour.
yóu
由
yú
于
jì
技
shù
术
gù
故
zhàng
障
，
huì
会
yì
议
bèi
被
dān
耽
gē
搁
le
了
bàn
半
xiǎo
小
shí
时
cái
才
zhèng
正
shì
式
kāi
开
shǐ
始
。
Due to technical issues, the meeting was delayed for half an hour before officially starting.
lù
路
shang
上
dǔ
堵
chē
车
，
dān
耽
gē
搁
le
了
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
xíng
行
chéng
程
。
Traffic congestion on the road delayed our trip.
bié
别
dān
耽
gē
搁
shí
时
jiān
间
le
了
，
wǒ
我
men
们
dé
得
gǎn
赶
jǐn
紧
chū
出
fā
发
。
Don't waste any more time; we need to leave quickly.
bào
抱
qiàn
歉
lù
路
shang
上
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
shì
事
dān
耽
gē
搁
le
了
，
ràng
让
nǐ
你
jiǔ
久
děng
等
le
了
。
Sorry, something came up on the way and delayed me, keeping you waiting.
