延 yán — to extend; to prolong; to stretch; to expand
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Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #464
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- 延伸 to extend; to stretch; to expand
- 延长 to prolong; to extend; to lengthen
- 蔓延 to spread; to extend
- 延续 to continue; to carry on; to last
- 拖延 to delay; to procrastinate; to stall
- 延误 to delay; to hold up; to miss
- 绵延 continuous; stretching
- 延期 to postpone; to delay; to defer
- 延缓 to defer/to postpone/to put off/to retard/to slow sth down
- 延迟 to delay; to postpone; to defer
- 迁延 to delay; to procrastinate
- 延寿 to prolong life; longevity
- 延宕 to delay; to procrastinate
- 延年益寿 to prolong life; to add years to one's life
- 苟延残喘 to linger on precariously; to eke out a meager existence
- 迟延 to delay; to postpone; to detain
- 延揽 to recruit talent/to round up/to enlist the services of sb
- 顺延 to postpone/to procrastinate
- 延时 to delay; to be put off; time delay
- 延绵 to extend continuously