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What does 耽误 mean?

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耽误 dānwu

to delay; to hold up; to waste (time or a chance)

Its characters

  1. 耽 dān to delay
  2. 误 wù to miss (a train, a deadline)

In a sentence

别耽误时间了,快走吧。 Stop wasting time, let's go.

孔明道:“曹军即日就到,若等十日,必定耽误大事。

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