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延迟
延迟
(yán chí): Delay (verb/noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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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
迟 • chí • slow, late, tardy • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
chí
迟
slow, late, tardy
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 延迟.
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
延误
yán wù
Delay / Postpone
Words with
迟
迟到
chí dào
arrive late
推迟
tuī chí
to postpone
迟早
chí zǎo
sooner or later
迟疑
chí yí
hesitate
迟缓
chí huǎn
slow; tardy; sluggish
迟钝
chí dùn
slow (witted)
迟迟
chí chí
Deliberately
尉迟
yù chí
Yuchi; a compound Chinese surname
4.
Example Sentences with 延迟
fēi
飞
jī
机
yīn
因
wèi
为
tiān
天
qì
气
bù
不
hǎo
好
ér
而
yán
延
chí
迟
qǐ
起
fēi
飞
。
The plane delayed takeoff due to bad weather.
wǎng
网
luò
络
yán
延
chí
迟
tài
太
gāo
高
，
yóu
游
xì
戏
wán
玩
qǐ
起
lái
来
hěn
很
bù
不
liú
流
chàng
畅
。
The network delay is too high, making the game very laggy.
