Chinese word dictionary

耽误

dānwu · to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with

Word information

Simplified耽误
Traditional耽誤
Pinyindānwu
Part of speech
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.05

How to learn 耽误

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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