dān ge
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  • 1

    v.stay; stop over

    • bié zài nà lǐ dān ge tài jiǔ

      那里耽搁

      Don't stay there for too long.

    • wǒ bù dǎ suàn zài zhè lǐ dān ge

      打算这里耽搁

      I won't stay here.

    • zài nóng cūn dān ge wǔ tiān

      农村耽搁

      stop over in the countryside for five days

  • 2

    v.delay

    • fǎn fù dān ge

      反复耽搁

      delay repeatedly

    • bié dān ge tài jiǔ

      耽搁

      Don't delay too long.

    • dān ge hěn jiǔ hái bù huí fù

      耽搁回复

      After a long delay, there is still no reply.

  • 3

    v.spoil through delay

    • nǐ lái de tài wǎn bǎ jī huì dān ge le

      机会耽搁

      You have come too late and missed the chance.

    • yī shēng wù zhěn bǎ bìng gěi dān ge le

      医生误诊耽搁

      The patient's illness became worse because of a wrong diagnosis given by a doctor.

    • yǒu rèn hé dān ge biàn huì dǎ luàn wǒ men zhěng gè jì huà

      任何耽搁便打乱我们整个计划

      If there's any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule.

Word usage

  • Note
    "耽搁" cannot be written as "担搁" or "担阁".