延

yánㄧㄢˊ

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HSK 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
surname Yan
2
to prolong
3
to extend
4
to delay

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因為一些小事故，兩、三班機被延遲了。

A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.

你不可以把它延遲到明天嗎？

Can't you put it off until tomorrow?

因為天氣的關係，賽跑比賽將會延遲。

The weather will delay the start of the race.

由於下大雪，從北京来的班機延遲二十分鐘。

由於下大雪，從北京來的班機延遲二十分鐘。

Because of heavy snow, the plane from Beijing arrived 20 minutes late.

經過數次延遲之後，飛機終於離開了。

After several delays, the plane finally left.

Related: 延

延伸

yán shēn

to extend

延期

yán qī

to delay

延续

yán xù

to continue

延误

yán wù

to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

延迟

yán chí

to delay

延长

yán cháng

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

拖延

tuō yán

to delay

绵延

mián yán

(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken

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