耽误 (dān wu): Delay (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

dān耽

to indulge in; to delay

wù误

mistake, error

4.

How to Use 耽误 in Sentences

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

dān耽

wu误

le了

neutral

be delayed

Verb + Complementwith不起

dān耽

wu误

bu不

qǐ起

Verb + Object

dān耽

wu误

gōng工

zuò作

neutral

Adverb + Verbwith别

bié别

dān耽

wu误

informalSpoken

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Example Sentences with 耽误

bié别

dān耽

wù误

shí时

jiān间

，

kuài

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失误

shī wù

miss; fault

误差wù chāerror

误解wù jiěmisread; misunderstand; misconstrue

延误yán wùDelay / Postpone

误区wù qūMisunderstanding

误导wù dǎoMislead

4.

How to Use 耽误 in Sentences

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

dān耽

wu误

le了

neutral

be delayed

Verb + Complementwith不起

dān耽

wu误

bu不

qǐ起

Verb + Object

dān耽

wu误

gōng工

zuò作

neutral

Adverb + Verbwith别

bié别

dān耽

wu误

informalSpoken

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Example Sentences with 耽误

bié别

dān耽

wù误

shí时

jiān间

，

kuài

neutral

cannot afford to delay

delay work

dān耽

wu误

shí时

jiān间

neutral

waste time

don't delay

快

zǒu走

ba吧

。

Don't waste time, let's go quickly.

lù路

shang上

dǔ堵

chē车

，

dān耽

wu误

le了

wǒ我

men们

bàn半

xiǎo小

shí时

。

The traffic jam on the road delayed us for half an hour.

qǐng请

wù务

bì必

zhǔn准

shí时

，

bú不

yào要

dān耽

wù误

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

de的

xíng行

chéng程

ān安

pái排

。

Please be on time and do not delay the entire team's itinerary.

lù路

shàng上

dǔ堵

chē车

，

dān耽

wù误

le了

wǒ我

bàn半

xiǎo小

shí时

。

The traffic jam delayed me for half an hour.

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

shēng生

bìng病

dān耽

wù误

le了

gōng工

zuò作

jìn进

dù度

。

He fell behind on work progress because of illness.

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