拖延症

tuōyánzhèng

noun

Meanings

1 procrastination
2 chronic procrastination (half-joking "-itis")

Characters

to drag / delay

to extend / prolong

illness / condition

Examples

我有严重的拖延症。

Wǒyǒu yánzhòng de tuōyánzhèng.

I have serious procrastination issues.

拖延症晚期,救救我。

Tuōyánzhèng wǎnqī, jiùjiu wǒ.

Terminal-stage procrastination, save me.

她下决心要克服拖延症。

Tā xiàjuéxīn yào kèfú tuōyánzhèng.

She's determined to overcome procrastination.

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Informal. 症 (condition) turns a behavior into a mock diagnosis — common pattern: 强迫症 (OCD), 选择困难症 (decision paralysis), 懒癌 (terminal laziness).

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

延 yán

症 zhèng