耽误

耽誤

dānwu

verb HSK 7-9 #5,536

Meanings

1 to delay
2 to hold up
3 to waste (time)

Characters

耽 (delay) + 误 (miss) = to delay and cause problems

Examples

HSK 1

别耽误时间了。

Bié dānwu shíjiān le.

Don't waste any more time.

HSK 1

我不想耽误你的工作。

Wǒ bù xiǎng dānwu nǐ de gōngzuò.

I don't want to hold up your work.

Tips

usage

耽误 implies causing a delay that may lead to missing something important. 耽误了航班 = missed the flight (because of delay).

Stroke Order

耽 dān

误 wù