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tuō
拖
yán
延

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 拖延

拖延 means to delay; to postpone; to procrastinate. Pronounced tuō yán. HSK 7-9.

  • to delay; to postpone; to procrastinate

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
yī一
zhí直
zài在
tuō拖
yán延
xiě写
zuò作
yè业
de的
shí时
jiān间
 。

He has been procrastinating on doing his homework.

Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
 ，
bǐ比
sài赛
bèi被
tuō拖
yán延
le了
yī一
tiān天
 。

The game was postponed for a day due to weather.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zài再
tuō拖
yán延
le了
 ，
bì必
xū须
lì立
kè刻
jué决
dìng定
 。

We can't delay any longer; we must decide immediately.

Tuō拖
yán延
shí时
rì日
duì对
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
háo毫
wú无
bāng帮
zhù助
 。

Delaying for days is no help in solving the problem.

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