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拖延
拖延
tuō
yán
to delay; to put off
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
HSK 2.0 · Level 6
verb
verb / noun
Meaning
tuō
yán
tuo1 yan2
to delay
to put off
to procrastinate
Example sentences
bùyào
不要
tuōyán
拖延
qù
去
zhǎo
找
gōngzuò
工作
de
的
shì
事
。
Stop putting off finding a job.
wǒ
我
bù
不
néng
能
zài
再
tuōyán
拖延
le
了
。
I have to stop procrastinating.
Words sharing a character
拖鞋
tuō
xié
slippers
拖累
tuō
lěi
to encumber
拖欠
tuō
qiàn
in arrears
延长
yán
cháng
to prolong
延续
yán
xù
to continue
延伸
yán
shēn
to extend
蔓延
màn
yán
to extend
延期
yán
qī
to delay
延误
yán
wu
to delay
延缓
yán
huǎn
to defer
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