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延误

延误 (yán wù): Delay / Postpone (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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延误 consists of 2 characters.

to prolong, extend, or delay

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinyán wù

MeaningDelay / Postpone

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word延误

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How to Use 延误 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 延误 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith时间

yán延

wù误

shí时

jiān间

neutral

delay time

Adverb + Verbwith严重

yán严

zhòng重

yán延

wù误

Subject + Verbwith航班

háng航

bān班

yán延

wù误

Verb + Complementwith不起

yán延

wù误

bù不

qǐ起

4.

Example Sentences with 延误

fēi飞

jī机

yán延

wù误

le了

。

The flight was delayed.

neutral

serious delay

neutral

flight delay

informal

Spoken

cannot afford to delay

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.

kuài快

dì递

yán延

wù误

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

dé得

chóng重

xīn新

ān安

pái排

shōu收

huò货

shí时

jiān间

。

The courier is delayed, so we need to reschedule the delivery time.

xiàng项

mù目

jìn进

dù度

yán延

wù误

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

yuán原

yīn因

shì是

quē缺

fá乏

yǒu有

xiào效

gōu沟

tōng通

。

The main reason for the project delay is the lack of effective communication.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

cái材

liào料

gōng供

yìng应

yán延

wù误

，

tuán团

duì队

réng仍

shè设

fǎ法

àn按

shí时

wán完

chéng成

le了

xiàng项

mù目

。

Despite the delay in material supply, the team still managed to complete the project on time.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 延误.

Words with 延

延长yán chángHSK 5
延伸yán shēnHSK 6
延期yán qīHSK 6
延续yán xùHSK 6
拖延tuō yánHSK 6
蔓延màn yánHSK 6
延缓yán huǎnHSK 7-9
顺延shùn yánHSK 7-9

Words with 误

误会wù huìHSK 4
错误cuò wùHSK 4
耽误dān wuHSK 5
失误shī wùHSK 6
误差wù chāHSK 6
误解wù jiěHSK 6
误区wù qūHSK 7-9
误导

wù dǎo

HSK 7-9