Chinese–EnglishWith examples

延

yán · yan/Yán · yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

会(huì)议(yì)决(jué)定(dìng)延(yán)到(dào)下(xià)周(zhōu)一(yī)举(jǔ)行(xíng)。

The meeting was decided to be postponed to next Monday.

这(zhè)条(tiáo)公(gōng)路(lù)向(xiàng)西(xī)延(yán)了(le)几(jǐ)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

This highway extends westward for several kilometers.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.