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Information of 延

Pinyin yán

Radical

廴

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to prolong / to extend / to delay

延 [yán] 1. 引长。 Stretch; extend; prolong. 例: 延长、续延、蔓延、延年益寿。 Examples: Extend duration, continue, spread, prolong life. 2. 展缓，推迟。 Slow down; postpone. 例: 延迟、缓延、拖延、延误。 Examples: Delay, slow down, procrastinate, put off. 3. 引进，请。 Introduce; invite. 例: 延聘、延纳、延师、延医。 Examples: Invite teachers, bring in doctors. 4. 姓。 A surname. **Meaning Variants** 1. 同本义 Same root meaning: stretch; extend; prolong. 2. 假借为“引”。引入;引见;迎接。 Used as "to introduce"; to meet; to welcome. 3. 拖延。 Procrastinate; put off. 4. 绵延。 Stretch long and unbroken. 5. 延续。 Continue; carry on. 6. 蔓延。 Spread; expand. 7. 邀请;请。 Invite; request. 8. 迎击。 Repulse attacks. **形 (Adjective)** 长，久 (long). 1. 长: [En.] long. 2. 例: 延颈秀项。 Example: Stretching neck in grace.

苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

延安 Yán ān

Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war

延宕 yán dàng

to postpone / to keep putting sth off

延年益寿 yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life

延庆 Yán qìng

Yanqing county in Beijing

延长 yán cháng

to prolong / to extend / to delay

延续 yán xù

to continue / to go on / to last

蔓延 màn yán

to extend / to spread

绵延 mián yán

continuous (esp. of mountain ranges) / to stretch long and unbroken / a continuous link / sostenuto (sustained, in music)

拖延 tuō yán

to delay / to put off / to procrastinate

延误 yán wu

to delay / to be held up / to miss (an opportunity) / delay / holdup

延期 yán qī

to delay / to extend / to postpone / to defer

延缓 yán huǎn

to defer / to postpone / to put off / to retard / to slow sth down

延津 Yán jīn

Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan

外延 wài yán

extension (semantics)

延迟 yán chí

to delay / to postpone / to keep putting sth off / to procrastinate / (computing) to lag

延至 yán zhì

delay until / put off until

延髓 yán suǐ

medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)

延边 Yán biān

Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

迁延 qiān yán

long delay

延续性 yán xù xìng

duration / continuity

延揽 yán lǎn

to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb

延搁 yán gē

to delay / to procrastinate

延伸 yán shēn

to extend / to spread

天授礼法延祚 tiān shòu lǐ fǎ yán zuò

God-given method Yanzuo