Verbdelay; hold up

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Character Breakdown

耽误 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 耽误 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耽误 with other words naturally.
Passive + Verbwith
bèi
dān
liǎo
neutral
be delayed
Verb + Complementwith不起
dān
neutral
cannot afford to delay
Verb + Object
dān
gōng
zuò
neutral
delay work
dān
shí
jiān
neutral
waste time
Adverb + Verbwith
bié
dān
informalSpoken
don't delay

Example Sentences with 耽误

bié
dān
shí
jiān
kuài
zǒu
ba
Don't waste time, let's go quickly.
qǐng
zhǔn
shí
yào
dān
zhěng
tuán
duì
de
xíng
chéng
ān
pái
Please be on time and do not delay the entire team's itinerary.
fǎn
yóu
nán
dào
dān
le
zuì
jiā
de
tóu
shí
ma
You keep hesitating; aren't you afraid of missing the best investment opportunity?
shàng
chē
dān
le
bàn
xiǎo
shí
The traffic jam delayed me for half an hour.
cóng
wèi
yīn
rén
suǒ
shì
dān
guò
rèn
zhòng
yào
de
xiàng
huì
He has never delayed any important project meeting due to personal trivial matters.
yóu
tiān
biàn
háng
bān
bèi
dān
dǎo
zhì
hòu
xíng
chéng
quán
yào
tiáo
zhěng
Due to sudden weather changes, the flight was delayed, necessitating adjustments to all subsequent travel plans.
yīn
wèi
shēng
bìng
dān
le
gōng
zuò
jìn
He fell behind on work progress because of illness.
bié
ràng
xiē
guān
jǐn
yào
de
zhēng
lùn
dān
le
men
jīn
wǎn
kàn
diàn
yǐng
de
huà
Don't let those irrelevant arguments hold up our plan to watch a movie tonight.