postpone; defer; delay
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to postpone; to defer; to extend (a deadline)
Commonly used for meetings, deliveries, payments, or any scheduled events.
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
yán延
qī期
jiāo交
huò货
。
Due to weather conditions, we must postpone the delivery.
Yīn因
wéi为
zhǔ主
jiǎng讲
rén人
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
huì会
yì议
yán延
qī期
jǔ举
xíng行
。
Because the keynote speaker fell ill, the meeting has been postponed.
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Tā他
xiàng向
fáng房
dōng东
shēn申
qǐng请
yán延
qī期
zhī支
fù付
fáng房
zū租
。
He applied to the landlord to defer the rent payment.
Wǒ我
de的
qiān签
zhèng证
kuài快
dào到
qī期
le了
，
xū需
yào要
qù去
bàn办
lǐ理
yán延
qī期
shǒu手
xù续
。
My visa is about to expire, so I need to go through the extension procedures.