yán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to prolong
  2. 2. to extend
  3. 3. to delay

Example Sentences

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經過數次 遲之後,飛機終於離開了。
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Words Containing 延

延伸
yán shēn

to extend

延期
yán qī

to delay

延缓
yán huǎn

to defer

延续
yán xù

to continue

延误
yán wu

to delay

延长
yán cháng

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

拖延
tuō yán

to delay

蔓延
màn yán

to extend

不周延
bù zhōu yán

undistributed

伸延
shēn yán

see 延伸[yán shēn]

周延
zhōu yán

exhaustive

夏延
xià yán

Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming

外延
wài yán

extension (semantics)

天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán

weather permitting (idiom)

巴布延群岛
bā bù yán qún dǎo

Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines

延吉
yán jí

Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

延吉市
yán jí shì

Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

延坪岛
yán píng dǎo

Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea

延寿
yán shòu

Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

延寿县
yán shòu xiàn

Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

延安
yán ān

Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war

延安地区
yán ān dì qū

Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi

延安市
yán ān shì

Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war

延宕
yán dàng

to postpone

延展
yán zhǎn

to extend; to stretch out

延展性
yán zhǎn xìng

ductability

延川
yán chuān

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

延川县
yán chuān xiàn

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

延平
yán píng

Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[nán píng shì] Fujian

延平区
yán píng qū

Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[nán píng shì] Fujian

延平乡
yán píng xiāng

Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

延年
yán nián

to prolong life

延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer

延后
yán hòu

to postpone

延性
yán xìng

ductility

延庆
yán qìng

Yanqing county in Beijing

延庆县
yán qìng xiàn

Yanqing county in Beijing

延接
yán jiē

to receive sb

延搁
yán gē

to delay

延揽
yán lǎn

to recruit talent

延时摄影
yán shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

延会
yán huì

to postpone a meeting

延期付款
yán qī fù kuǎn

to defer payment

延津
yán jīn

Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan

延津县
yán jīn xiàn

Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan

延发
yán fā

delayed action

延禧攻略
yán xǐ gōng lüe4

Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)

延绵
yán mián

to extend continuously

延聘
yán pìn

to hire

延聘招揽
yán pìn zhāo lǎn

to enlist the services of sb

延见
yán jiàn

to introduce

延误费
yán wu fèi

demurrage (shipping)

延请
yán qǐng

to employ

延迟
yán chí

to delay

延边
yán biān

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu] in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延边地区
yán biān dì qū

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu] in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延边大学
yán biān dà xué

Yanbian University (Jilin province)

延边州
yán biān zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu] in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延边朝鲜族自治州
yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延长线
yán cháng xiàn

extension cord

延长县
yán cháng xiàn

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

延音线
yán yīn xiàn

tie (music)

延颈企踵
yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng

to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

延髓
yán suǐ

medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)

拖延战术
tuō yán zhàn shù

delaying tactics

拖延时间
tuō yán shí jiān

to procrastinate

挨延
ái yán

to delay

推延
tuī yán

to procrastinate

斯瓦尔巴和扬马延
sī wǎ ěr bā hé yáng mǎ yán

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

李延寿
lǐ yán shòu

Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史

绵延
mián yán

(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken

苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

蔓延全国
màn yán quán guó

to spread throughout the entire country

迅速蔓延
xùn sù màn yán

rapid spread

迟延
chí yán

to delay

迁延
qiān yán

long delay

顺延
shùn yán

to postpone