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延期

yán qī

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

yán qī · jin4 kei4 (Jyutping)

  1. to delay
  2. to extend
  3. to postpone
  4. to defer

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

延

Meaning
delay, postpone, defer
Radical
廴
Strokes
6
Components
⿱丿㢟
Cangjie
NKHYM
Four-corner
1240.1

期

Meaning
period of time; date; time limit
Radical
月
Strokes
12
Components
⿰其月
Cangjie
TCB
Four-corner
4782.0

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