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延期

yán qī · yan qi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to delay
  2. to extend
  3. to postpone
  4. to defer
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Match postponed

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)的(de)足球(zúqiú)比赛(bǐsài)延期(yánqī)了(le)。

    Tomorrow's football match is postponed.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)延期(yánqī)？下雨(xiàyǔ)吗(ma)？

    Why postponed? Is it raining?

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)。球场(qiúchǎng)在(zài)修(xiū)草坪(cǎopíng)，要(yào)延期(yánqī)到(dào)下周(xiàzhōu)。

    No. They are repairing the lawn on the pitch, so it is postponed until next week.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)都(dōu)买(mǎi)新(xīn)球鞋(qiúxié)了(le)。

    I already bought new sneakers.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)也(yě)延期(yánqī)一周(yīzhōu)再(zài)穿(chuān)吧(ba)。

    Then postpone wearing them for a week too.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我的(wǒde)新鞋(xīnxié)也(yě)要(yào)延期(yánqī)了(le)。

    So my new shoes are postponed too.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)因(yīn)为(wèi)火(huǒ)车(chē)延(yán)期(qī)了(le)。

Their journey was delayed because of the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by niceguydave · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)聚(jù)会(huì)会(huì)延(yán)期(qī)。

I don't know why the meeting was postponed, either.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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