Hold up in Chinese
to hold up · HSK 6
耽误
- 耽 to delay
- 误 mistake
别耽误时间了，快走吧。 Stop wasting time, let's go.
Other ways to say hold up
More words with 耽 or 误
How do you say hold up in Chinese?
Hold up in Chinese is 耽误 (dān wù). You can also say 挑 (tiǎo).
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