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贻误

貽誤
yíwù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to delay and harm
  2. 2 to cause adverse delay
  3. 3 to mislead and waste

Characters

贻
yí
to leave behind / bequeath
误
wù
error / mistake

Examples

拖延会贻误病情。
Tuōyán huì yíwù bìngqíng.
Procrastination will worsen the illness.
情报有误,险些贻误战机。
Qíngbào yǒu wù, xiǎnxiē yíwù zhànjī.
The intelligence was wrong and nearly cost us the chance to fight.

Tips

usage
Formal register. Common collocations: 贻误战机 (lose the moment in battle), 贻误病情 (worsen illness through delay), 贻误工作 (impede work). The harm comes from delay or carelessness, not malice.

Stroke Order

贻 yí
误 wù

Related Words

误 wù HSK 6 #5,001
mistake; error / to miss; to delay / to harm through error
耽误 dānwu HSK 7 #5,536
to delay / to hold up / to waste (time)
误导 wùdǎo HSK 7 #7,967
to mislead / to misguide
误解 wùjiě HSK 5 #4,854
to misunderstand / misunderstanding
失误 shīwù HSK 5 #5,274
mistake; lapse; error / to make a mistake
误会 wùhuì HSK 4 #2,269
to misunderstand / misunderstanding
错误 cuòwù HSK 3 #787
error / mistake / wrong
贻人口实 yírénkǒushí
to give others a handle (against oneself) / to leave oneself open to criticism / to give people something to talk about
延误 yánwù HSK 7 #12,919
to delay; to hold up / to miss (a deadline or opportunity)
贻贝 yíbèi #52,586
mussel / sea mussel
贻误 yíwù
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