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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 耽误

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
耽误 dān wu - to delay
- to hold up
- to waste time
- to interfere with

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 7 5,536 9,356 8,526

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
耽 dān- to indulge in
- to delay
耽 dān- variant of 耽[dan1]
误 wù- mistake
- error
- to miss
- to harm
- to delay
- to neglect
- mistakenly

Other Words Containing 耽误

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
耽误 5 7 5,536 9,356 8,526