耽误 dānwu▶ menunda

Stroke order

耽误 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 耽 — 10 strokes
• 误 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to delay
2. to hold up
3. to waste time
4. to interfere with

Related words

• 失误Kesalahan
• 误会Kesalahpahaman
• 误差kesalahan
• 误解salah paham
• 错误kesalahan

耽误 is pronounced dānwu and means “menunda”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 耽误 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.