English–Chinese
“delay” in Chinese
How to say “delay” in Chinese
“Delay” in Chinese is 耽误 (dān wù).
Something that should happen on time is pushed later because attention or time remains tied up elsewhere.
Example sentences with 耽误
晚点的列车耽误了我的行程。wán diǎn de liè chē dān wù le wǒ de xíng chéng
The late train delayed my trip.
Tips for using 耽误
- A person can be the object, which makes the verb useful in apologies because it names the effect on another person's schedule, not only the cause of the delay.
Other Chinese words for “delay”
别耽搁，快走吧。bié dān gē kuài zǒu ba
Don't delay; let's go quickly.
我们把会议延迟到下周。wǒ men bǎ huì yì yán chí dào xià zhōu
We delayed the meeting until next week.