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延会

延會
yánhuì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to postpone a meeting
  2. 2 to defer a session
  3. 3 (parliamentary) to adjourn

Examples

由于天气原因，会议宣布延会。
Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, huìyì xuānbù yánhuì.
Due to the weather, the meeting was announced as postponed.
议长决定延会三天。
Yìzhǎng juédìng yánhuì sān tiān.
The speaker decided to adjourn the session for three days.

Tips

register
Formal/parliamentary register. Everyday speech would say 推迟会议 (tuīchí huìyì, 'postpone the meeting') or 改期 (gǎiqī, 'reschedule'). 延会 shows up in legislative procedure and formal minutes.

Stroke Order

延 yán
会 huì