postpone; delay
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to postpone; to put off
Used for planned events or deadlines.
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
，
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
tuī推
chí迟
dào到
xià下
zhōu周
yī一
。
Due to the weather, the sports meet has been postponed to next Monday.
Wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
huì会
yì议
tuī推
chí迟
yī一
tiān天
。
We decided to postpone the meeting by one day.
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Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
máng忙
，
tuī推
chí迟
le了
hūn婚
qī期
。
He postponed his wedding date because he was too busy with work.
Kǎo考
shì试
shí时
jiān间
bèi被
tuī推
chí迟
le了
bàn半
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The exam time was delayed by half an hour.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
bù不
néng能
wú无
xiàn限
qī期
tuī推
chí迟
。
This project cannot be postponed indefinitely.