Writing
拖延 (tuō yán) — how to say "to delay" in Chinese
拖延
To delay, to procrastinate
verb
Character composition
拖
to pull, drag
延
to delay, prolong
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
廴
Long stride
#54 · yǐn · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
故意拖延
gù yì tuō yán
deliberately delay
Examples
他总是拖延工作，最后来不及完成。
He always procrastinates on work and ends up not having enough time to finish it.
别拖延时间。
Don't delay.
Frequently asked questions
Chinese word for delay
"to delay" in Chinese is 拖延 (tuō yán).
拖延 meaning in English
拖延 (tuō yán) means "To delay, to procrastinate".
How is 拖延 pronounced?
It is pronounced tuō yán (written as tuo yan, tuoyan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to delay" in Chinese characters?
It is written 拖延: 拖 has 8 strokes, 延 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 拖延?
拖延 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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