延
Character
to make longer; to extend (as in 延长)
Meaning
yán
yan2- to make longer; to extend (as in 延长)
- to delay; to move to a later time (as in 延期, 延迟)
- a Chinese family name (Yan)
Examples
考试延期到下个星期。
kǎo shì yán qī dào xià gè xīng qī
The exam is postponed to next week.
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上课时间延长了十分钟。
shàng kè shí jiān yán cháng le shí fēn zhōng
Class time got ten minutes longer.
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延老师人很好。
yán lǎo shī rén hěn hǎo
Teacher Yan is very kind.
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Stroke order
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Speed
Practice writing 延
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Words with 延
See all 78 →延期yán qīto postpone something; to move a meeting, class, or event to a later timeWordHSK 4延续yán xùto continue; to go on without stoppingWordHSK 4延长yán chángto make a time or event last longerWordHSK 4延伸yán shēnto become longer or farther; to stretchWordHSK 5延缓yán huǎnto postpone something; to make it happen laterWordHSK 7–9延误yán wùto be late and cause problems, like a plane or trainWordHSK 7–9延会yán huìto postpone a meetingWord延发yán fā(military) delayed action (explosion etc occurring after a predetermined delay)Word
延吉yán jíYanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延边朝鲜族自治州 (Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu), JilinSee 延吉市WordUnreviewed
延后yán hòuto postponeWord延宕yán dàngto postponeWord