HSK 6 vocabulary › 拖延
拖延
拖延 in English: to delay; to put off
tuō yán
to delay; to put off
How to pronounce 拖延
tuō yán (without tone marks: tuo yan). tuō is a first (high, level) tone; yán is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 拖延
拖 tuō
to drag; to tow; to trail
to drag; to tow; to trail
延 yán
to prolong; to extend; to delay
to prolong; to extend; to delay
Related words
| 延长 | yán cháng | to prolong; to extend | HSK 5 |
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to extend; to spread | HSK 6 |
| 延期 | yán qī | to delay; to extend | HSK 6 |
| 延伸 | yán shēn | to extend; to spread | HSK 6 |
| 延续 | yán xù | to continue; to go on | HSK 6 |