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🖌️ 延 Strokes

to prolong
to extend
to delay

🖌️ 延 Strokes

外wài 延yán

extension (semantics)

🖌️ 外 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

蔓màn 延yán

to extend
to spread

🖌️ 蔓 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

周zhōu 延yán

exhaustive
distributed (logic: applies to every instance)

🖌️ 周 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

迟chí 延yán

Trad. 遲延

to delay

🖌️ 迟 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

延yán 伸shēn

to extend
to spread

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 伸 Strokes

see 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 吉 Strokes

延yán 寿shòu

Trad. 延壽

Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
to extend life

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 寿 Strokes

to delay; to procrastinate; to play for time

🖌️ 挨 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

see 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 安 Strokes

伸shēn 延yán

see 延伸[yan2 shen1]

🖌️ 伸 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

延yán 宕dàng

to postpone
to keep putting sth off

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 宕 Strokes

延yán 展zhǎn

to extend; to stretch out

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 展 Strokes

延yán 川chuān

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 川 Strokes

延yán 平píng

see 延平區|延平区[Yan2 ping2 Qu1]
see 延平鄉|延平乡[Yan2 ping2 Xiang1]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 平 Strokes

延yán 年nián

to prolong life

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 年 Strokes

延yán 后hòu

Trad. 延後

to postpone
to defer
to delay

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 后 Strokes

延yán 性xìng

ductility

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 性 Strokes

延yán 庆qìng

Trad. 延慶

see 延慶區|延庆区[Yan2 qing4 Qu1]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 庆 Strokes

延yán 接jiē

to receive sb

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 接 Strokes

Trad. 延擱

to delay
to procrastinate

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 搁 Strokes

延yán 揽lǎn

Trad. 延攬

to recruit talent
to round up
to enlist the services of sb

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 揽 Strokes

延yán 会huì

Trad. 延會

to postpone a meeting

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 会 Strokes

to delay
to extend
to postpone
to defer

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 期 Strokes

迁qiān 延yán

Trad. 遷延

long delay

🖌️ 迁 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

延yán 津jīn

see 延津縣|延津县[Yan2 jin1 Xian4]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 津 Strokes

延yán 烧shāo

Trad. 延燒

(of fire) to continue burning; to spread
(fig.) (of a disease, controversy, issue or trend) to spread; to intensify; to gain traction

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 烧 Strokes

Trad. 延畢

to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4])

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 毕 Strokes

Trad. 延發

delayed action

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 发 Strokes

延yán 绵mián

Trad. 延綿

to extend continuously

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 绵 Strokes

延yán 缓huǎn

Trad. 延緩

to defer
to postpone
to put off
to retard
to slow sth down

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 缓 Strokes

Trad. 延續

to continue
to go on
to last

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 续 Strokes

延yán 聘pìn

to hire
to employ
to engage

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 聘 Strokes

延yán 见jiàn

Trad. 延見

to introduce
to receive sb

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 见 Strokes

Trad. 延誤

to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 误 Strokes

延yán 请qǐng

Trad. 延請

to employ
to send for sb promising employment

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 请 Strokes

延yán 迟chí

Trad. 延遲

to delay
to postpone
to keep putting sth off
to procrastinate
(computing) to lag

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 迟 Strokes

延yán 边biān

Trad. 延邊

see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 边 Strokes

延yán 长cháng

Trad. 延長

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 长 Strokes

延yán 长cháng

Trad. 延長

to prolong
to extend
to delay

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 长 Strokes

延yán 髓suǐ

(anatomy) medulla oblongata

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 髓 Strokes

拖tuō 延yán

to delay
to put off
to procrastinate

🖌️ 拖 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

夏xià 延yán

Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming

🖌️ 夏 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

绵mián 延yán

Trad. 綿延

(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken

🖌️ 绵 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

two-character surname Huyan

🖌️ 呼 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

推tuī 延yán

to procrastinate

🖌️ 推 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

时shí 延yán

Trad. 時延

(electronics) delay; latency

🖌️ 时 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

顺shùn 延yán

Trad. 順延

to be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)

🖌️ 顺 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

不bù 周zhōu 延yán

undistributed

🖌️ 不 Strokes 🖌️ 周 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

延yán 吉jí 市shì

Yanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 吉 Strokes 🖌️ 市 Strokes

延yán 坪píng 岛dǎo

Trad. 延坪島

Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 坪 Strokes 🖌️ 岛 Strokes

延yán 寿shòu 县xiàn

Trad. 延壽縣

Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 寿 Strokes 🖌️ 县 Strokes

延yán 安ān 市shì

Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 安 Strokes 🖌️ 市 Strokes

延yán 展zhǎn 性xìng

ductability

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 展 Strokes 🖌️ 性 Strokes

延yán 川chuān 县xiàn

Trad. 延川縣

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 川 Strokes 🖌️ 县 Strokes

延yán 平píng 区qū

Trad. 延平區

Yanping, a district of Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 平 Strokes 🖌️ 区 Strokes

延yán 平píng 乡xiāng

Trad. 延平鄉

Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 平 Strokes 🖌️ 乡 Strokes

延yán 庆qìng 区qū

Trad. 延慶區

Yanqing, a district of Beijing

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 庆 Strokes 🖌️ 区 Strokes

延yán 津jīn 县xiàn

Trad. 延津縣

Yanjin, a county in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 津 Strokes 🖌️ 县 Strokes

延yán 误wu 费fèi

Trad. 延誤費

demurrage (shipping)

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 误 Strokes 🖌️ 费 Strokes

延yán 边biān 州zhōu

Trad. 延邊州

see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 边 Strokes 🖌️ 州 Strokes

延yán 长cháng 线xiàn

Trad. 延長線

extension cord
extended line
powerstrip

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 长 Strokes 🖌️ 线 Strokes

延yán 长cháng 县xiàn

Trad. 延長縣

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 长 Strokes 🖌️ 县 Strokes

延yán 音yīn 线xiàn

Trad. 延音線

tie (music)

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 音 Strokes 🖌️ 线 Strokes

拖tuō 延yán 症zhèng

procrastination

🖌️ 拖 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 症 Strokes

李lǐ 延yán 寿shòu

Trad. 李延壽

Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史

🖌️ 李 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 寿 Strokes

蔓màn 延yán 全quán 国guó

Trad. 蔓延全國

to spread throughout the entire country

🖌️ 蔓 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 全 Strokes 🖌️ 国 Strokes

遇yù 雨yǔ 顺shùn 延yán

Trad. 遇雨順延

to postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather

🖌️ 遇 Strokes 🖌️ 雨 Strokes 🖌️ 顺 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes

延yán 年nián 益yì 寿shòu

Trad. 延年益壽

to make life longer
to promise longevity
(this product will) extend your life

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 年 Strokes 🖌️ 益 Strokes 🖌️ 寿 Strokes

延yán 时shí 摄shè 影yǐng

Trad. 延時攝影

time-lapse photography

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 时 Strokes 🖌️ 摄 Strokes 🖌️ 影 Strokes

延yán 期qī 付fù 款kuǎn

to defer payment
to pay back over long term

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 期 Strokes 🖌️ 付 Strokes 🖌️ 款 Strokes

延yán 禧xǐ 攻gōng 略lüè

Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 禧 Strokes 🖌️ 攻 Strokes 🖌️ 略 Strokes

延yán 边biān 大dà 学xué

Trad. 延邊大學

Yanbian University (Jilin province)

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 边 Strokes 🖌️ 大 Strokes 🖌️ 学 Strokes

延yán 颈jǐng 企qǐ 踵zhǒng

Trad. 延頸企踵

to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 颈 Strokes 🖌️ 企 Strokes 🖌️ 踵 Strokes

拖tuō 延yán 战zhàn 术shù

Trad. 拖延戰術

delaying tactics
deliberate procrastination

🖌️ 拖 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 战 Strokes 🖌️ 术 Strokes

拖tuō 延yán 时shí 间jiān

Trad. 拖延時間

to procrastinate
to stall for time
to filibuster

🖌️ 拖 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 时 Strokes 🖌️ 间 Strokes

苟gǒu 延yán 残cán 喘chuǎn

Trad. 苟延殘喘

(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door

🖌️ 苟 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 残 Strokes 🖌️ 喘 Strokes

巴bā 布bù 延yán 群qún 岛dǎo

Trad. 巴布延群島

Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines

🖌️ 巴 Strokes 🖌️ 布 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 群 Strokes 🖌️ 岛 Strokes

延yán 边biān 朝cháo 鲜xiǎn 族zú 自zì 治zhì 州zhōu

Trad. 延邊朝鮮族自治州

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]

🖌️ 延 Strokes 🖌️ 边 Strokes 🖌️ 朝 Strokes 🖌️ 鲜 Strokes 🖌️ 族 Strokes 🖌️ 自 Strokes 🖌️ 治 Strokes 🖌️ 州 Strokes

斯sī 瓦wǎ 尔ěr 巴bā 和hé 扬yáng 马mǎ 延yán

Trad. 斯瓦爾巴和揚馬延

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

🖌️ 斯 Strokes 🖌️ 瓦 Strokes 🖌️ 尔 Strokes 🖌️ 巴 Strokes 🖌️ 和 Strokes 🖌️ 扬 Strokes 🖌️ 马 Strokes 🖌️ 延 Strokes