Meaning
to prolong; to extend; to delay
Chinese: 延伸、扩展、延迟。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 延 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 延长yán chángto prolong; to extend; to delay
- 延续yán xùto continue; to go on; to last
- 延期yán qīto delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer
- 延伸yán shēnto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 蔓延màn yánto extend; to spread
Example Sentence
因为下雨，运动会延期了。Yīn wèi xià yǔ, yùn dòng huì yán qī le.Because of the rain, the sports meet was postponed.
因为Yīn wèibecause下雨xià yǔto rain，运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition延期yán qīto delay了le(completed action)。