延
期

To delay in Chinese: 延期 (yán qī)

yán qī

to delay

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Definitions

  1. 1to delay
  2. 2to extend
  3. 3to postpone
  4. 4to defer

Stroke order

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延
期

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 因为下大雨，比赛延期了。

    yīn wèi xià dà yǔ， bǐ sài yán qī le。

    Because of the heavy rain, the match was postponed.

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Related words

期

qī

variant of 期

延

yán

to prolong

星期

xīng qī

week

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

日期

rì qī

date

时期

shí qī

period

学期

xué qī

term

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

假期

jià qī

vacation

定期

dìng qī

at set dates

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