Hanzi
Traditional
延
Simplified
延

to prolong/to extend/to delay

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

yán

Bopomofo

ㄧㄢˊ

Jyutping

jin4

Example sentences

延伸 yánshēn
這條公路一直延伸到海邊。
这条公路一直延伸到海边。

This road extends all the way to the seaside.

延緩 / 延缓 yánhuǎn
政府決定延緩執行新的稅收政策。
政府决定延缓执行新的税收政策。

The government decided to postpone the implementation of the new tax policy.

延續 / 延续 yánxù
這個傳統已經延續了幾百年。
这个传统已经延续了几百年。

This tradition has continued for several hundred years.

恩怨 ēnyuàn
他們兩家人的恩怨已經延續了好幾代。
他们两家人的恩怨已经延续了好几代。

The grievances between their two families have lasted for generations.

延誤 / 延误 yánwù
不要延誤了診治的最佳時機。
不要延误了诊治的最佳时机。

Do not delay the best time for diagnosis and treatment.

惡劣 / 恶劣 èliè
惡劣的氣候導致班機延誤。
恶劣的气候导致班机延误。

Bad weather caused flight delays.

延 yán
會議時間向後延了一小時。
会议时间向后延了一小时。

The meeting time was pushed back by an hour.

Example Vocabulary

延伸

yan2'shen1

to extend; to stretch

延安

延緩

yan2'huan3

to postpone; to delay; to slow down

延續

yan2'xu4

to continue; to last; to extend

延誤

yan2'wu4

to delay; to miss (due to delay); to hold up

延

yan2

to prolong; to extend; to delay; to invite

延吉

延年益壽

yan2'nian2'yi4'shou4

延后

延慶

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