耽
dān
variant of 耽[dan1]
ear (耳) + sound cue (冘) = lost in indulgence
耽 means to be so absorbed in something that you lose track of time — like ears that hear nothing but what you love. 冘 mainly guides the pronunciation dān; the ear radical carries the sense of deep, consuming attention.
他做事太耽误时间，老板很不高兴。
tā zuò shì tài dān wu shí jiān, lǎo bǎn hěn bù gāo xìng。
he wastes too much time on things, and the boss is very unhappy.
别耽误了孩子的学习，那样会后悔的。
bié dān wu le hái zi de xué xí, nà yàng huì hòu huǐ de。
don't delay the child's studies, you will regret it if you do.
Words with 耽
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
耽搁
dān ge
to tarry
耽忧
dān yōu
variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]
耽心
dān xīn
variant of 擔心|担心[dan1 xin1]
耽溺
dān nì
to indulge in
耽美
dān měi
(slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)
耽误
dān wu
to delay