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拖延

tuō yán · tuo yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

我(wǒ)不(bú)像(xiàng)我(wǒ)以(yǐ)前(qián)那(nà)么(me)拖(tuō)延(yán)了(le)。

I don't procrastinate as much as I used to.

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

不(bú)要(yào)拖(tuō)延(yán)去(qù)找(zhǎo)工(gōng)作(zuò)的(de)事(shì)。

Stop putting off finding a job.

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

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