Verbdelay; put off; procrastinate

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 拖延.
拖 stroke order svg
延 stroke order svg

Practice writing 拖延 (tuō yán) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

拖延 consists of 2 characters.

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
yán
xià
neutral
keep delaying
Noun + Nounwith
tuō
yán
zhèng
neutral
procrastination
Adverb + Verbwith故意
tuō
yán
neutral
deliberately delay
Verb + Objectwith时间
tuō
yán
shí
jiān
neutral
delay time

Example Sentences with 拖延

tuō
yán
le
zuò
zuò
He procrastinated on doing his homework.
guàn
xìng
tuō
yán
huí
yóu
jiàn
zhè
ràng
tóng
shì
hěn
kùn
rǎo
He habitually delays replying to emails, which troubles his colleagues.
zhèng
miǎn
tuō
yán
jué
yìng
duì
dāng
qián
de
jīng
wēi
The government must avoid delaying decisions to address the current economic crisis.
zǒng
shì
tuō
yán
dào
zuì
hòu
cái
kāi
shǐ
zhǔn
bèi
kǎo
shì
I always procrastinate until the last minute to start preparing for exams.
wèi
shén
me
zǒng
shì
tuō
yán
jiāo
zhè
fèn
zhòng
yào
de
bào
gào
ne
Why do you always delay submitting this important report?
men
jué
néng
tuō
yán
chǔ
zhè
ge
jǐn
de
ān
quán
yǐn
huàn
We absolutely cannot delay dealing with this urgent safety hazard.
yóu
duàn
tuō
yán
zhè
ge
xiàng
jīng
yuán
huà
wǎn
le
liǎng
yuè
Due to constant procrastination, this project is already two months behind schedule.
jǐn
guǎn
shì
tuō
yán
huì
dàn
zuì
zhōng
réng
miàn
duì
xiàn
shí
Although he tried to delay the meeting, he ultimately had to face reality.