耽误 dānwu▶ ล่าช้า

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ข้อผิดพลาด
• 误会ความเข้าใจผิด
• 误差ข้อผิดพลาด
• 误解เข้าใจผิด
• 错误ข้อผิดพลาด

耽误 is pronounced dānwu and means “ล่าช้า”. 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.