# 耽误 (dānwu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耽误 (dānwu) means “to delay; to waste time”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to delay; to waste time
- Pinyin: dānwu (dan1 wu5)
- Traditional: 耽誤
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 抱歉耽误了您这么多时间。
  Bàoqiàn dānwule nín zhème duō shíjiān.
  Sorry to have wasted so much of your time.

## Characters

- 耽 (dān): to indulge in; to delay
- [误](https://hanziro.com/word/wu-mistake/) (wù): mistake; to miss

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

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