耽误
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

耽误

dānwu

to delay

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to delay

02

to hold up

03

to waste time

04

to interfere with

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 耽误

What does 耽误 mean in Chinese?

耽误 (dānwu) means to delay.

How do you pronounce 耽误?

耽误 is pronounced dānwu.

Is 耽误 an HSK word?

耽误 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 耽误?

耽误 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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