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延
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Definitions
- 1. to prolong
- 2. to extend
- 3. to delay
Example Sentences
1 shown經過數次 延 遲之後，飛機終於離開了。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 延
to delay
to extend continuously
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
to introduce
Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea
ductility
Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war
to prolong life
to continue
demurrage (shipping)
Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[nán píng shì] Fujian
to delay
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
tie (music)
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]
to employ
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
long delay
to procrastinate
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]
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
to extend
Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war
to delay
time-lapse photography
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
to postpone a meeting
exhaustive
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]
Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi
to postpone
Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan
Yanbian University (Jilin province)
to extend; to stretch out
undistributed
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]
see 延伸[yán shēn]
Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
to delay
to delay
Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)
to postpone
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
Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
weather permitting (idiom)
rapid spread
Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan
delayed action
to receive sb
to delay
to recruit talent
to defer payment
extension cord
to make life longer
to spread throughout the entire country
to enlist the services of sb
extension (semantics)
Yanqing county in Beijing
to delay
Yanqing county in Beijing
Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[nán píng shì] Fujian
to procrastinate
to postpone
delaying tactics
to hire
ductability
Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
to defer
medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
to extend