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延误
延误 (yán wù): Delay / Postpone (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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延 • yán • to prolong, extend, or delay • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yán
延
to prolong, extend, or delay
误 • wù • mistake, error • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
wù
误
mistake, error
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 延误.
Words with
延
延长
yán cháng
lengthen; extend; prolong
延伸
yán shēn
extend; elongate; roll out
延期
yán qī
postpone; defer; put off
延续
yán xù
continue; go on; last
拖延
tuō yán
delay; put off; procrastinate
蔓延
màn yán
spread; stretch; extend
延缓
yán huǎn
Delay / Postpone
顺延
shùn yán
postpone /extend
Words with
误
误会
wù huì
to misunderstand
错误
cuò wù
error; mistake
耽误
dān wu
delay; hold up
失误
shī wù
miss; fault
误差
wù chā
error
误解
wù jiě
misread; misunderstand; misconstrue
误区
wù qū
Misunderstanding
误导
wù dǎo
Mislead
4.
How to Use 延误 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
时间
yán
延
wù
误
shí
时
jiān
间
neutral
delay time
Adverb + Verb
with
严重
yán
严
zhòng
重
yán
延
wù
误
Subject + Verb
with
航班
háng
航
bān
班
yán
延
wù
误
Verb + Complement
with
不起
yán
延
wù
误
bù
不
qǐ
起
5.
Example Sentences with 延误
fēi
飞
jī
机
yán
延
wù
误
le
了
。
neutral
serious delay
neutral
flight delay
informal
Spoken
cannot afford to delay
The flight was delayed.
yóu
由
yú
于
tiān
天
qì
气
è
恶
liè
劣
，
háng
航
bān
班
kě
可
néng
能
yán
延
wù
误
shù
数
xiǎo
小
shí
时
。
Due to severe weather, the flight may be delayed for several hours.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
dān
担
xīn
心
yán
延
wù
误
zhì
治
liáo
疗
huì
会
jiā
加
zhòng
重
bìng
病
qíng
情
ma
吗
？
Aren't you worried that delaying treatment will worsen the condition?
yīn
因
wèi
为
jiāo
交
tōng
通
dǔ
堵
sè
塞
，
tā
他
shàng
上
bān
班
yán
延
wù
误
le
了
shí
十
fēn
分
zhōng
钟
。
Due to traffic congestion, he was delayed by ten minutes for work.
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
yīn
因
gè
个
rén
人
yuán
原
yīn
因
yán
延
wù
误
guò
过
rèn
任
hé
何
zhòng
重
yào
要
huì
会
yì
议
。
He has never delayed any important meeting due to personal reasons.
