耽误

耽誤
dān wu
HSK 5
delay, hold-up, to waste time
verb

Example Sentences

我不想耽误你的时间。
wǒ bùxiǎng dānwù nǐde shíjiān 。
I don't want to waste your time.
这次会议耽误了我们的进度。
zhècì huìyì dānwù le wǒmen de jìndù 。
This meeting delayed our progress.
他耽误了公交车，错过了上班的时间。
tā dānwù le gōng jiāo chē ， cuòguò le shàngbān de shíjiān 。
He delayed the bus and missed the time to go to work.

Individual Characters

耽dān
to indulge in, to delay
误wu

Words with similar meanings

拖延tuōyán
procrastinate
通常用于表示故意或无意识地延迟某些事情的进度，比'耽误'更强调拖延的主观效果。
耽搁dāngē
delay
与'耽误'意思相近，但'耽搁'更口语化且常用于形容因外部因素导致的延迟。

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