延长

yán cháng · yan chang/Yán cháng · yan chang

Traditional 延長

Meaning

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yán cháng 延長

  1. to prolong
  2. to extend
  3. to delay

Yán cháng 延長

  1. Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安 (Yán ān), Shaanxi

In a sentence

2 examples
01

合(hé)理(lǐ)地(de)喂(wèi)狗(gǒu)可(kě)以(yǐ)延(yán)长(cháng)宠(chǒng)物(wù)寿(shòu)命(mìng)。

If you feed your dog properly, you can increase his lifespan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by WilsonWong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)延(yán)长(cháng)这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)住(zhù)宿(sù)多(duō)几(jǐ)天(tiān)。

I want to extend my stay here for a few more days.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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