耽误 dānwu delay

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Traditional: 耽誤

Stroke order

耽误 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

耽误 — the Chinese character for delay (dānwu), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 耽误 — delay

耽 — 10 strokes
误 — 9 strokes

Senses

to delay
to hold up
to waste time
to interfere with

Characters in 耽误

耽 dān — to indulge in; to delay
误 wù — mistake; error; to miss

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

耽误 is pronounced dānwu and means “delay”.

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