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耽误

dān wu · dan wu

Traditional 耽誤

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)在(zài)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)？明天(míngtiān)要(yào)考试(kǎoshì)。

    Why are you still playing games? You have an exam tomorrow.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)玩(wán)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，不会(bùhuì)耽误(dānwu)复习(fùxí)。

    Only ten minutes. It won't get in the way of my review.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，结果(jiéguǒ)玩(wán)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    You said that yesterday too, and then you played for three hours.

  4. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)不会(bùhuì)耽误(dānwu)，我(wǒ)设(shè)了(le)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    This time it won't hold me up. I set an alarm.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)闹钟(nàozhōng)呢(ne)？

    OK, so what about the alarm?

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)刚(gāng)响(xiǎng)了(le)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)关(guān)了(le)。

    It just rang, and I turned it off.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)你(nǐ)玩(wán)绝(jué)对(duì)不(bù)耽(dān)误(wu)学(xué)习(xí)。我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)行(xíng)。

I've noticed that having fun doesn't interfere at all with your studies. I just can't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

友(yǒu)情(qíng)提(tí)示(shì)：请(qǐng)留(liú)意(yì)您(nín)需(xū)要(yào)换(huàn)乘(chéng)线(xiàn)路(lù)的(de)首(shǒu)末(mò)班(bān)时(shí)间(jiān)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)耽(dān)误(wu)您(nín)的(de)出(chū)行(xíng)。

Friendly Reminder: Please keep in mind the closing time of the line you need to switch to, so as to avoid delays in your trip.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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