HSK V7-9
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耽搁

/ dānge /
Strokes

Definition

to tarry/to delay/to stop over

Example

As a Verb
stay; stop over
1
běijīng
北京
de
zhōng
途中
  
,
yào
zài
ān
西安
dānge
耽搁
xià
  

I may have a stop-over in Xi'an on my way to Beijing.

2
Yào
jìnkuài
尽快
huílai
回来
  
,
biè
zài
li
那里
dānge
耽搁
tài
jiǔ
  

Come back as quickly as possible; don't stay there for too long.

As a Verb
delay
3
Yóu
由于
jiāotōng
交通
shì
事故
  
,
men
我们
dānge
耽搁
le
hǎo
好几
xiǎoshí
小时
  

We were held up for hours by a traffic accident.

4
Zhè
jiàn
shì
néng
zài
dānge
耽搁
le
  

This cannot be delayed any more.

5
Biè
dānge
耽搁
de
tài
jiǔ
  

Don't delay too long.

6
jīng
dānge
耽搁

after several delays

7
róng
不容
dānge
耽搁

admit of no delay

8
Dānge
耽搁
shíjiān
时间

waste time

As a Verb
spoil through delay; miss a chance to do sth
9
láide
来得
tài
wǎn
le
  
,
huì
机会
dānge
耽搁
le
  

You have come too late and missed the chance.

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