cause delay; miss an opportunity; hold up
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to delay; to hold up; to cause a setback
neutralOften implies causing negative consequences or missing an opportunity due to delay.
Jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
dān耽
wu误
le了
wǒ我
men们
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The traffic jam delayed us for half an hour.
Bié别
dān耽
wu误
le了
，
huǒ火
chē车
jiù就
yào要
kāi开
le了
。
Don't delay, the train is about to leave.
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Tā他
shēng生
bìng病
dān耽
wu误
le了
gōng工
zuò作
。
His illness held up his work.
Fán繁
suǒ琐
de的
shǒu手
xù续
dān耽
wu误
le了
hěn很
duō多
shí时
jiān间
。
The cumbersome procedures wasted a lot of time.