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拖延
tuō yán
to delay, to procrastinate
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What does 拖延 mean?
拖延 (pinyin: tuō yán) means to delay, to procrastinate. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 拖延
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 延
The characters of 拖延
| 拖 | tuō | component character |
| 延 | yán | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 仍旧 | réng jiù | still, yet |
| 昂贵 | áng guì | expensive |
| 个体 | gè tǐ | individual |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic, artifact |
| 无耻 | wú chǐ | shameless |
| 刊登 | kān dēng | to publish (in a newspaper) |
| 泄露 | xiè lù | to divulge, leak |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | witness (see with one's own eyes) |
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