延 (jin4 | yan2) : prolong; delay; engage

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延

jin4

yan2

[1] prolong; extend; protract
[2] delay; postpone; defer
[3] engage; invite; send for

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 廴 (#54)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

延

Don't confuse with:
廷

This word has been viewed 7756 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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延緩 jin4 wun6 yan2 huan3 = postpone

延期 jin4 kei4 yan2 qi1 (PRC), yan2 qi2 (Taiwan) = postpone

延長 jin4 coeng4 yan2 chang2 = to extend

延續 jin4 zuk6 yan2 xu4 = to continue

延伸 jin4 san1 yan2 shen1 = to extend

拖延 to1 jin4 tuo1 yan2 = to procastinate; delay

延誤 jin4 ng6 yan2 wu4 = to cause or incur loss through delay; delayed

延遲 jin4 ci4 yan2 chi2 = delay, latency

蔓延 maan6 jin4 man4 yan2 = to extend, to spread

不周延 bat1 zau1 jin4 bu4 zhou1 yan2 = undistributed 國

不週延 bat1 zau1 jin4 bu4 zhou1 yan2 = undistributed 國

使蔓延 sai2 maan6 jin4 shi3 man4 yan2 = to spread

蔓延全國 maan6 jin4 cyun4 gwok3 man4 yan2 quan2 guo2 = to spread throughout the entire country

迅速蔓延 seon3 cuk1 maan6 jin4 xun4 su4 man4 yan2 = rapid spread; to spread rapidly

蔓延全國的傳染病 maan6 jin4 cyun4 gwok3 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6 = pandemic 國

延腦 jin4 nou5 = medulla (part of brain)

延展 jin4 zin2 yan2 zhan3 = to scale; scalable

延長線 jin4 coeng4 sin3 yan2 chang2 xian4 = an extended line

遷延 cin1 jin4 qian1 yan2 = to delay; defer; procrastinate; deferral

拖延時間 to1 jin4 si4 gaan1*3 tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1 = against the clock; against time

延續性 jin4 zuk6 sing3 yan2 xu4 xing4 = continuity

延年益壽 jin4 nin4 jik1 sau6 yan2 nian2 yi4 shou4 = prolong the years of one's life; increase one's longevity

苟延殘喘 gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 gou3 yan2 can2 chuan3 = linger on in a worsening condition

延川 jin4 cyun1 yan2 chuan1 = Yanchuan (place in Shaanxi)

延慶 jin4 hing3 yan2 qing4 = Yanqing (place in Beijing)

延安 jin4 on1 yan2 an1 = Yan'an (city in Shaanxi), communist headquarters during the war

延安地區 jin4 on1 dei6 keoi1 yan2 an1 di4 qu1 = Yan'an district (district in Shaanxi)

延平鄉 jin4 ping4 hoeng1 yan2 ping2 xiang1 = Yanping (village in Taiwan)

延壽 jin4 sau6 yan2 shou4 = Yanshou (place in Heilongjiang)

延津 jin4 zeon1 yan2 jin1 = Yanjin (place in Henan)

松鶴延年 cung4 hok6 jin4 nin4 song1 he4 yan2 nian2 = the pine and crane delays the years

延長號 jin4 coeng4 hou6 yan2 chang2 hao4 = fermata

延攬 jin4 laam5 yan2 lan3 = recruit

延邊朝鮮族自治州 jin4 bin1 ziu1 sin1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 yan2 bian1 chao2 xian3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 (PRC) = Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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