postpone; defer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to postpone; to defer; to delay
formalOften used in formal contexts such as legal, financial, or administrative affairs.
Fǎ法
yuàn院
jué决
dìng定
duì对
zuì罪
fàn犯
huǎn缓
qī期
zhí执
xíng行
。
The court decided to postpone the execution of the criminal.
Yín银
háng行
tóng同
yì意
tā他
huǎn缓
qī期
sān三
gè个
yuè月
fù付
kuǎn款
。
The bank agreed to defer his payment for three months.
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Xiàng项
mù目
yīn因
zī资
jīn金
wèn问
tí题
bù不
dé得
bù不
huǎn缓
qī期
。
The project had to be postponed due to funding issues.
Huì会
yì议
huǎn缓
qī期
dào到
xià下
zhōu周
yī一
jǔ举
xíng行
。
The meeting has been postponed to next Monday.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
xuān宣
bù布
le了
yī一
xiàng项
huǎn缓
qī期
nà纳
shuì税
de的
zhèng政
cè策
。
The government announced a policy to defer tax payments.