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弓一(NM)
Pronunciation & meaning
- Pronunciation
Mandarinㄧㄢˊ yán
Cantonesejin4
Taiwaneseiân
- Meaning
- delay, postpone, defer
- Kangxi Radical
- 廴 · 6 strokes
Common words
- 延伸yán shēnto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 延續yán xùto continue; to go on
- 延長yán chángto prolong; to extend
- 蔓延màn yánto extend; to spread
- 綿延mián yán(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
- 拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
- 延期yán qīto delay; to extend
- 延誤yán wùto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
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