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耽误

dān wuㄉㄢ ㄨ˙

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐAM NGỘ

Traditional: 耽誤

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb)

to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with

Examples

  • 对不起,耽误你的时间了。

    duì bù qǐ, dān wù nǐ de shí jiān le.

    Sorry for taking up your time.

  • 因为堵车,我耽误了飞机。

    yīn wèi dǔ chē, wǒ dān wù le fēi jī.

    I missed my flight because of a traffic jam.

  • 别因为玩游戏耽误了学习。

    bié yīn wèi wán yóu xì dān wù le xué xí.

    Don't let games get in the way of your studies.

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Stroke order

ĐAM · 10 strokes

NGỘ · 9 strokes

mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly