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to delay · to hold up · to waste time · to interfere with

耽误
dān wu
WordHSK 7-9
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Do you have a minute?
可以耽误你一点时间吗?
Friendly Reminder: Please keep in mind the closing time of the line you need to switch to, so as to avoid delays in your trip.
友情提示：请留意您需要换乘线路的首末班时间，以免耽误您的出行。
Synonyms
Synonyms
to tarry · to delay · to stop over耽搁dān geto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)延误yán wùto disobey and cause delays · to obstruct and procrastinate违误wéi wùto delay · to procrastinate迟误chí wù(formal) to delay · to miss a deadline · to fail to do sth at the appointed time愆期qiān qīto be late for or absent from work · to disrupt one's work; to cause a holdup in the work · loss of working time; a holdup误工wù gōng
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