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延长

Traditional: 延長

yán cháng

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

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yán cháng · jin4 coeng4 (Jyutping)

  1. see 延長縣|延长县[Yan2 chang2 Xian4]
  2. to prolong
  3. to extend
  4. to delay

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

长

Meaning
long; length; excel in; leader
Radical
长
Strokes
4
Components
⿻?一
Cangjie
LHMO
Four-corner
4273

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