to prolong, extend, or delay
Animated Stroke Order 延
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HSK Vocabulary: 延
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 延 is used in context
1
huì会
yì议
shí时
jiān间
yán延
cháng长
le了
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The meeting time was extended by half an hour.
2
huó活
dòng动
yīn因
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
yán延
qī期
jǔ举
xíng行
。
The event was postponed due to weather conditions.
3
huǒ火
shì势
zài在
sēn森
lín林
zhōng中
xùn迅
sù速
màn蔓
yán延
。
The fire spread rapidly through the forest
4
huì会
yì议
yán延
cháng长
le了
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
The meeting was extended by ten minutes.
5
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
gōng工
zuò作
，
tā他
jué决
dìng定
yán延
cháng长
gōng工
zuò作
shí时
jiān间
。
In order to finish the work, he decided to extend his working hours.
6
yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
，
háng航
bān班
bèi被
yán延
cháng长
dào到
míng明
tiān天
qǐ起
fēi飞
。
Due to weather conditions, the flight was extended to take off tomorrow.
7
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
xiàng向
qián前
yán延
shēn伸
。
This road extends forward.
8
tā他
de的
shǒu手
bì臂
shòu受
shāng伤
le了
，
bù不
néng能
wán完
quán全
yán延
shēn伸
。
His arm is injured and cannot fully extend.
9
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
dì的
shí时
jiān间
xū需
yào要
zài再
yán延
shēn伸
yī一
zhōu周
。
The timeline for this project needs to be extended by another week.
10
huì会
yì议
yán延
qī期
le了
。
The meeting has been postponed.
Information
Traditional延
Radical廴
Strokes6
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1213
Zhuyinㄧㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5EF6
CangjieNKHYM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality