延
yán
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to prolong; to extend; to delay
Other reading: Yán
surname Yan
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延长 yán cháng to prolong延续 yán xù to continue延伸 yán shēn to extend蔓延 màn yán to spread拖延 tuō yán to delay延期 yán qī to delay延误 yán wù to postpone延缓 yán huǎn to defer延迟 yán chí to delay顺延 shùn yán to be postponed accordingly呼延 Hū yán two-character surname Huyan夏延 Xià yán Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming延安 Yán ān see 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4]延边 Yán biān see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]延川 Yán chuān see 延川縣|延川县[Yan2 chuan1 Xian4]延吉 Yán jí see 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]延津 Yán jīn see 延津縣|延津县[Yan2 jin1 Xian4]延平 Yán píng see 延平區|延平区[Yan2 ping2 Qu1]延庆 Yán qìng see 延慶區|延庆区[Yan2 qing4 Qu1]挨延 ái yán to delay迟延 chí yán to delay绵延 mián yán to be continuous迁延 qiān yán long delay