耽误

Pinyin: dānwu

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

Example sentence

可以耽误你一点时间吗?

Kěyǐ dānwu nǐ yīdiǎn shíjiān ma?

Do you have a minute?

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What 耽误 means

耽误 (dānwu) is a Chinese word meaning “to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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HSK 6

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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