延
长

To prolong in Chinese: 延长 (yán cháng)

yán cháng

to prolong

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 延長2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to prolong
  2. 2to extend
  3. 3to delay

Stroke order

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延
长

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

延长

Simplified

延長

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我想延长这里的住宿多几天。

    wǒ xiǎng yán cháng zhè lǐ de zhù sù duō jǐ tiān。

    I want to extend my stay here for a few more days.

  • 合理地喂狗可以延长宠物寿命。

    hé lǐ dì wèi gǒu kě yǐ yán cháng chǒng wù shòu mìng。

    If you feed your dog properly, you can increase his lifespan.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

延

yán

to prolong

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

成长

chéng zhǎng

to mature

长途

cháng tú

long distance

班长

bān zhǎng

class monitor

队长

duì zhǎng

captain

家长

jiā zhǎng

head of a household

市长

shì zhǎng

mayor

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