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拖延
tuōyán
verb
HSK 7
#5,491
Meanings
1
to delay; to put off
2
to procrastinate
Characters
拖
tuō
to drag; to delay
延
yán
to extend; to postpone
Both characters mean to stretch time out — dragging something further and further.
Examples
拼音
EN
别
再
拖延
了
,
赶紧
做
吧
。
Bié zài tuōyán le, gǎnjǐn zuò ba.
Stop procrastinating and just do it.
拖延
症
是
很多
人
的
毛病
。
Tuōyánzhèng shì hěn duō rén de máobìng.
Procrastination is a problem many people have.
Tips
usage
拖延
症
(tuōyánzhèng, 'procrastination disorder') is a hugely popular internet buzzword in China. People self-diagnose with it constantly —
我
有
拖延
症
('I have procrastination syndrome') is practically a meme.
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拖
tuō
延
yán
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延
yán
HSK 7
#7,698
to extend; to prolong / to delay; to postpone
拖
tuō
HSK 6
#1,490
to drag; to pull; to haul / to delay; to procrastinate / to mop (the floor)
蔓延
mànyán
HSK 7
#8,236
to spread / to extend (of fire, disease, etc.) / to proliferate
延误
yánwù
HSK 7
#12,919
to delay; to hold up / to miss (a deadline or opportunity)
拖累
tuōlěi
HSK 7
#12,745
to drag down / to be a burden on / to encumber
拖车
tuōchē
#4,737
tow truck / trailer / to tow a vehicle
延迟
yánchí
#9,707
to delay; to postpone / delay; latency
拖住
tuōzhù
#8,926
to hold back; to pin down; to tie up / to stall; to delay (someone)
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
拖延
tuōyán
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