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延

yán · yan/Yán · yan

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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yán 延

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

Yán 延

  1. surname Yan
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The exam is postponed

  1. Liangliang

    告诉(gàosu)你(nǐ)个(gè)好消息(hǎoxiāoxi)，考试(kǎoshì)延(yán)了(le)！

    Good news: the exam has been postponed!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？延(yán)到(dào)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)？

    Really? Postponed until when?

  3. Liangliang

    延(yán)到(dào)下个(xiàge)星期五(xīngqīwǔ)。

    Until next Friday.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)又(yòu)多了(duōle)一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)复习(fùxí)。

    Great! I get one more week to revise.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也是(yěshì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)希望(xīwàng)再(zài)延(yán)一次(yīcì)。

    Me too, so I hope it gets postponed again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

会(huì)议(yì)决(jué)定(dìng)延(yán)到(dào)下(xià)周(zhōu)一(yī)举(jǔ)行(xíng)。

The meeting was decided to be postponed to next Monday.

02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)公(gōng)路(lù)向(xiàng)西(xī)延(yán)了(le)几(jǐ)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

This highway extends westward for several kilometers.

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