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延

yán
verb HSK 7 #7,698

Meanings

  1. 1 to extend; to prolong
  2. 2 to delay; to postpone

Examples

会议延长了一个小时。
Huìyì yáncháng le yī gè xiǎoshí.
The meeting was extended by one hour.
他的签证可以延期吗?
Tā de qiānzhèng kěyǐ yánqī ma?
Can his visa be extended?

Tips

usage
延 is in 延长 (yáncháng, to extend), 延期 (yánqī, to postpone), 延续 (yánxù, to continue), 延迟 (yánchí, to delay), and 蔓延 (mányán, to spread).

Stroke Order

延 yán

Related Words

拖延 tuōyán HSK 7 #5,491
to delay; to put off / to procrastinate
蔓延 mànyán HSK 7 #8,236
to spread / to extend (of fire, disease, etc.) / to proliferate
延迟 yánchí #9,707
to delay; to postpone / delay; latency
延长 yáncháng HSK 4 #7,681
to extend / to prolong / to lengthen
延误 yánwù HSK 7 #12,919
to delay; to hold up / to miss (a deadline or opportunity)
延期 yánqī HSK 4 #8,330
to postpone / to delay / to defer
延缓 yánhuǎn HSK 7 #16,812
to delay / to postpone / to retard / to slow down
延伸 yánshēn HSK 5 #9,629
to extend; to stretch / to expand; to spread
延续 yánxù HSK 4 #7,766
to continue / to last / to carry on
耽误 dānwu HSK 7 #5,536
to delay / to hold up / to waste (time)
延 yán
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