绵延

綿延

miányán

verb #32,369

Meanings

1 to stretch long and unbroken
2 to extend continuously
3 to span (of mountain ranges)

Characters

continuous; cotton

Examples

长城绵延上万里。

Chángchéng miányán shàng wàn lǐ.

The Great Wall stretches over ten thousand li.

山脉绵延到地平线。

Shānmài miányán dào dìpíngxiàn.

The mountain range extends to the horizon.

这条河流绵延数百公里。

Zhè tiáo héliú miányán shù bǎi gōnglǐ.

This river stretches for several hundred kilometers.

Tips

memory

绵 (cotton; soft, continuous) + 延 (to extend) — like a continuous thread of cotton. Used for anything long and unbroken: mountains, lineages, traditions.

Stroke Order

绵 mián

延 yán