顺延

順延

shùnyán

verb HSK 7-9 #42,014

Meanings

1 to postpone to the next available date
2 to be pushed back in sequence

Characters

to follow; in order

to extend; to delay

Examples

HSK 5

因为暴雨，运动会顺延到下周。

Yīnwèi bàoyǔ, yùndònghuì shùnyán dào xiàzhōu.

The sports meet was pushed back to next week because of the storm.

HSK 6

前面的工序拖了三天，后面所有环节都要顺延。

Qiánmiàn de gōngxù tuō le sān tiān, hòumiàn suǒyǒu huánjié dōu yào shùnyán.

The earlier stage ran three days late, so every step after it slides back too.

HSK 6

如果最后一天是节假日，期限自动顺延到下一个工作日。

Rúguǒ zuìhòu yì tiān shì jiéjiàrì, qīxiàn zìdòng shùnyán dào xià yí gè gōngzuòrì.

If the final day falls on a public holiday, the deadline moves automatically to the next working day.

Tips

usage

Not a plain postponement: the order is kept and the whole schedule slides back by the same amount. Tickets and notices print 遇雨顺延, meaning rain moves the event to the next equivalent slot. Shifting one event to an unrelated new date is 推迟 or 延期.

Stroke Order

顺 shùn

延 yán