# 耽搁 (dānge)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耽搁 (dānge) means “to delay; to hold up; to tarry”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to delay; to hold up; to tarry
- Pinyin: dānge (dan1 ge5)
- Traditional: 耽擱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 航班因为大雪耽搁了两小时。
  Hángbān yīnwèi dàxuě dānge le liǎng xiǎoshí.
  The flight was delayed for two hours due to snow.

## Characters

- 耽 (dān): to indulge in; to delay
- [搁](https://hanziro.com/word/ge-put/) (gē): to put; to place

https://hanziro.com/word/dan-ge-delay/

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