耽搁

Example sentences

• wǒ 我 bèi 被 jiāotōng 交通 dǔsè 堵塞 dānge 耽搁 le 了 。

  I was delayed by a traffic jam.
• huǒchē 火车 yīn 因 dàxuě 大雪 bèi 被 dānge 耽搁 le 了 。

  The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
• bié 别 jǐnzhāng 紧张 ， rúcǐyīlái 如此一来 tā 他 jiù 就 bù 不 huì 会 rènwéi 认为 nǐ 你 dài 带 le 了 wéijìnpǐn 违禁品 ér 而 kāixiāng 开箱 jiǎnchá 检查 dānge 耽搁 shíjiān 时间 。

  Don't be nervous. Because of this he won't think you're carrying any contraband, and won't open your trunk to check, and hold you up.