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to waste time on the way / to take too long / dawdle

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道草

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Source Word

道草

Hiragana
みちくさをくう
Kanji
道草を食う
Verb
Japanese Meaning
道草を食う:目的地へ向かう途中で、寄り道をしたり立ち止まったりして時間をむだに過ごすこと。 / 本来すべきことを後回しにして、関係のないことに時間を費やすこと。 / ぐずぐずして進行が遅れること。先へ進まずに立ち止まっていること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みちでむだなことをしておそくなる
Chinese (Simplified)
在途中耽搁 / 磨蹭拖延 / 走走停停而误时
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He often wastes time on the way to school.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他上学的路上经常耽搁。

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to waste time on the way

Sense(2)

to take too long

Sense(3)

dawdle

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