拖
延

To delay in Chinese: 拖延 (tuō yán)

tuō yán

to delay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to delay
  2. 2to put off
  3. 3to procrastinate

Stroke order

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拖
延

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄛ

tuō

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事不能再拖延下去了。

    zhè jiàn shì bù néng zài tuō yán xià qù le。

    This matter cannot be put off any longer.

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Related words

拖

tuō

to drag

延

yán

to prolong

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

延期

yán qī

to delay

延续

yán xù

to continue

延伸

yán shēn

to extend

拖鞋

tuō xié

slippers

蔓延

màn yán

to extend

拖累

tuō lěi

to encumber

拖欠

tuō qiàn

in arrears

延缓

yán huǎn

to defer

延误

yán wu

to delay

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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