耽 dān ㄉㄢ daam1

  • to indulge in
  • to delay

耽 躭 dān ㄉㄢ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 耽 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 耽误 耽誤 ( dān wu daam1 ng6 ) 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 假期 ( jià qī gaa3 kei4 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    It delayed your holiday.

  • 事故 ( shì gù si6 gu3 ) 耽误 耽誤 ( dān wu daam1 ng6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 交通 ( jiāo tōng gaau1 tung1 )。

    The accident held up traffic.

  • 火车 火車 ( huǒ chē fo2 ce1 ) 因 ( yīn jan1 ) 大雪 ( Dà xuě daai6 syut3 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 耽搁 耽擱 ( dān ge daam1 gok3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 交通堵塞 ( jiāo tōng dǔ sè gaau1 tung1 dou2 sak1 ) 耽搁 耽擱 ( dān ge daam1 gok3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    I was delayed by a traffic jam.

  • 事故 ( shì gù si6 gu3 ) 耽误 耽誤 ( dān wu daam1 ng6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 半小时 半小時 ( bàn xiǎo shí bun3 siu2 si4 )。

    An accident delayed us for half an hour.

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