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Meaning of 耽

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Pinyin: dān
English Definition: to indulge in; to delay
Chinese Definition:
①沉溺,入迷:耽乐。
②迟延:耽误。耽搁。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (ear) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ěr ] ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
    • [ yín ] to move on; doubtful
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Example Words
耽搁 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over
耽心 dān xīn variant of 担心
耽忧 dān yōu variant of 担忧
耽误 dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
耽溺 dān to indulge in; to wallow in
More: 耽* | *耽 | *耽*
Example Sentences
1
I was addicted to my radio, you could say - we had no TV then.
2
The first task of the person who wish to live wisely is to free himself or herself from the confines of self-absorption.
3
If cynicism and love lie at opposite ends of a spectrum , do we not sometimes fall in love in order to escape the debilitating cynicism to which we are prone?
4
However, what many of us try to do is to hang onto the "good" emotions and resist the "bad" emotions.
5
使
Her bad temper drove her husband to drink .