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拖延 (tuō yán): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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拖延 (tuō yán): Delay (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

拖延 consists of 2 characters.

to drag, to pull, to delay

to prolong, extend, or delay

How to Use 拖延 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith下去

tuō拖

yán延

xià下

qù去

neutral

keep delaying

Noun + Nounwith症

tuō拖

yán延

zhèng症

neutral

procrastination

Adverb + Verbwith故意

gù故

yì意

tuō拖

yán延

Verb + Objectwith时间

tuō拖

yán延

shí时

jiān间

Example Sentences with 拖延

tā他

tuō拖

yán延

le了

zuò做

zuò作

yè业

neutral

deliberately delay

neutral

delay time

。

He procrastinated on doing his homework.

tā他

xí习

guàn惯

xìng性

dì地

tuō拖

yán延

huí回

fù复

yóu邮

jiàn件

，

zhè这

ràng让

tóng同

shì事

hěn很

kùn困

rǎo扰

。

He habitually delays replying to emails, which troubles his colleagues.

zhèng政

fǔ府

bì必

xū须

bì避

miǎn免

tuō拖

yán延

jué决

cè策

，

yǐ以

yìng应

duì对

dāng当

qián前

de的

jīng经

jì济

wēi危

jī机

。

The government must avoid delaying decisions to address the current economic crisis.

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wǒ我

zǒng总

shì是

tuō拖

yán延

dào到

zuì最

hòu后

yí一

kè刻

cái才

kāi开

shǐ始

zhǔn准

bèi备

kǎo考

shì试

。

I always procrastinate until the last minute to start preparing for exams.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

tuō拖

yán延

tí提

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bù不

néng能

tuō拖

yán延

chǔ处

lǐ理

yóu由

yú于

bù不

duàn断

tuō拖

yán延

，

zhè这

ge个

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

tuō拖

yán延

huì会

yì议

jiāo交

zhè这

fèn份

zhòng重

yào要

de的

bào报

gào告

ne呢

？

Why do you always delay submitting this important report?

zhè这

ge个

jǐn紧

jí急

de的

ān安

quán全

yǐn隐

huàn患

。

We absolutely cannot delay dealing with this urgent safety hazard.

xiàng

项

mù目

yǐ已

jīng经

bǐ比

yuán原

jì计

huà划

wǎn晚

le了

liǎng两

gè个

yuè月

。

Due to constant procrastination, this project is already two months behind schedule.

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

réng仍

bù不

dé得

bú不

miàn面

duì对

xiàn现

shí实

。

Although he tried to delay the meeting, he ultimately had to face reality.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 拖延.

Words with 拖

拖欠tuō qiàn
拖累tuō lěi
拖鞋tuō xié

Words with 延

延伸yán shēn
延期yán qī
延续yán xù
延缓yán huǎn
延误yán wù
延长yán cháng
曼延màn yán
蔓延màn yán