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Definitions

  1. 1. to indulge in
  2. 2. to delay

Words Containing 耽

耽搁
dān ge

to tarry

耽误
dān wu

to delay

替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily

耽溺
dān nì

to indulge in

耽美
dān měi

(slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)

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