耽误 (耽誤)
dān wu
Pinyin

Definition

耽误 (耽誤)
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dān wu
  1. to delay
  2. to hold up
  3. to waste time
  4. to interfere with

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

耽误
dān wu
  1. 1 to delay
  2. 2 to hold up
  3. 3 to waste time
  4. 4 to interfere with
耽
dān
  1. 1 to indulge in
  2. 2 to delay
耽搁
dān ge
  1. 1 to tarry
  2. 2 to delay
  3. 3 to stop over
耽心
dān xīn
  1. 1 variant: 担心 dān xīn

Idioms (1)

替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

Sample Sentences

拉肚子加发烧，这个症状有点复杂。具体什么病不好说。我建议你赶快带小孩子去医院看看，小孩子抵抗能力差，体质弱，耽误不得。
lā dùzi jiā fāshāo ，zhè ge zhèngzhuàng yǒudiǎn fùzá 。jùtǐ shénme bìng bù hǎo shuō 。wǒ jiànyì nǐ gǎnkuài dài xiǎo háizi qù yīyuàn kànkan ，xiǎo háizi dǐkàng nénglì chà ，tǐzhì ruò ，dānwu bùdé 。
Diarrhea and a fever...these symptoms are a bit complicated. It's hard to say precisely what disease he has. I recommend you take him to the doctor immediately. Kids have weak immune systems and bodies. Delaying would be a mistake.
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我那也是没办法。公司临时开会，而且我手机也正好没电，结果就耽误了给她过生日。正好她嘛，做了一大桌子的菜，白等了我一晚上，见到我还不一顿抱怨。
wǒ nà yě shì méi bànfǎ 。gōngsī línshí kāihuì ，érqiě wǒ shǒujī yě zhènghǎo méidiàn ，jiéguǒ jiù dānwu le gěi tā guò shēngrì 。zhènghǎo tā ma ，zuò le yī dà zhuōzi de cài ，báiděng le wǒ yī wǎnshang ，jiàndào wǒ hái bù yīdùn bàoyuàn 。
There was nothing I could do. The company called a last-minute meeting. And it just so happened that my cellphone was out of power. So I was late to her birthday. And she had just made a huge feast, and waited in vain for me all night long. Boy, when she saw me, how could she not be upset?
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看你这紧张的样子，我带点儿过敏药不就行了？毕竟美食不能耽误。
kàn nǐ zhè jǐnzhāng de yàngzi ，wǒ dài diǎnr guòmǐn yào bù jiù xíng le ？bìjìng měishí bùnéng dānwu 。
See how nervous you’ve become! I’ll just bring my allergy medications after all good food shouldn’t be delayed!
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我看相极准，耽误不了几分钟的。这不是迷信，面相不足的后天要想办法弥补。
wǒ kànxiàng jí zhǔn ，dānwù bùliǎo jǐ fēnzhōng de 。zhè bùshì míxìn ，miànxiàng bùzú de hòutiān yào xiǎng bànfǎ míbǔ 。
My readings are quite accurate and won't take more than a few minutes. This isn't superstition; if your facial features have issues you must think of a way to make up for them later.
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洋洋，你这么漂亮，这么聪明，肯定会有更好的选择的，我不能耽误你的青春。
Yángyang ，nǐ zhème piàoliang ，zhème cōngming ，kěndìng huì yǒu gèng hǎo de xuǎnzé de ，wǒ bùnéng dānwu nǐ de qīngchūn 。
Yangyang, so beautiful and so smart, there has to be a better choice out there for you. I can't interfere with your youth.
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成都人和北京人，大概是中国最爱说话的两个族群。而成都人既爱吃又爱说，说不耽误吃，吃不耽误说，走到哪儿就吃到哪儿说到哪儿。
Chéngdūrén hé Běijīngrén ，dàgài shì Zhōngguó zuì ài shuōhuà de liǎng ge zúqún 。ér Chéngdūrén jì ài chī yòu ài shuō ，shuō bù dānwu chī ，chī bù dānwu shuō ，zǒudào nǎr jiù chīdào nǎr shuōdào nǎr 。
Chengdu and Beijing probably have the most talkative people in China. And Chengdu people love to eat and to talk. Their talking doesn't interfere with their eating, and their eating doesn't get in the way of their chatting. Wherever they go, they'll be chatting and eating all the way.
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不会耽误您太久的。这款保险满期返还， 也就是说合同期满以后，可以获得丰厚的满期金，让您的投入获得更多回报。
bùhuì dānwu nín tài jiǔ de 。zhè kuǎn bǎoxiǎn mǎnqī fǎnhuán ， yě jiùshì shuō hétong qīmǎn yǐhòu ，kěyǐ huòdé fēnghòu de mǎnqī jīn ，ràng nín de tóurù huòdé gèng duō huíbào 。
I won't keep you long. This insurance returns money to you at the end of the term. In other words, at the completion of the contract you can receive substantial premium, giving you even more return on your investment.
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