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耽误

Traditional: 耽誤

dān wu

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

dān wu · daam1 ng6 (Jyutping)

  1. to delay
  2. to hold up
  3. to waste time
  4. to interfere with

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

耽

Meaning
indulge in; be negligent
Radical
耳
Strokes
10
Components
⿰耳冘
Cangjie
SJLBU
Four-corner
1411.2

误

Meaning
err, make mistake; interfere
Radical
讠
Strokes
9
Components
⿰讠吴
Cangjie
IVRMK
Four-corner
3678

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