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延 yán

to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 5
Radical
廴
Type
Ideograph
Made of 丿㢟 ⿱丿㢟

Memory hint: A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿

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  1. 会议决定延长比赛时间。
    Huìyì juédìng yáncháng bǐsài shíjiān.
    The meeting decided to extend the match time.
    meeting decide extend match time
  2. 这个项目会不会延期？
    Zhège xiàngmù huì bu huì yánqī?
    Will this project be postponed?
    this project will not will postpone (question)
  3. 请不要再拖延了，尽快完成吧。
    Qǐng bú yào zài tuōyán le, jǐnkuài wánchéng ba.
    Please stop delaying, finish it as soon as possible.
    please not again delay (particle), as-soon-as-possible finish (suggestion)
  4. 火势没有继续蔓延。
    Huǒshì méiyǒu jìxù mànyán.
    The fire did not continue to spread.
    fire-situation not-have continue spread
  5. 由于下雨，比赛延期到了下周。
    Yóuyú xià yǔ, bǐsài yánqī dàole xià zhōu.
    Due to the rain, the match was postponed to next week.
    because-of fall rain, match postpone arrive-(particle) next week

Words with 延 (6)