延
误

延误 (yán wu) – to delay

yán wu

to delay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 延誤0 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

延误

Simplified

延誤

Traditional

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Related words

误

wù

mistake

延

yán

surname Yan

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

耽误

dān wu

to delay

延长

yán cháng

Yanchang county in Yan'an 安, Shaanxi

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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