延
误

To delay in Chinese: 延误 (yán wu)

yán wu

to delay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 延誤1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to delay
  2. 2to be held up
  3. 3to miss (an opportunity)
  4. 4delay
  5. 5holdup

Stroke order

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延
误

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

˙ㄨ

wu

˙/ neutral toneㄨ/ u

Simplified & traditional

延误

Simplified

延誤

Traditional

Example sentences

See 延误 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 大雪让很多航班都延误了。

    dà xuě ràng hěn duō háng bān dōu yán wu le。

    The heavy snow delayed many flights.

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Related words

误

wù

mistake

延

yán

to prolong

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

耽误

dān wu

to delay

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

延期

yán qī

to delay

延续

yán xù

to continue

失误

shī wù

lapse

误解

wù jiě

to misunderstand

延伸

yán shēn

to extend

蔓延

màn yán

to extend

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