I have to stop procrastinating.
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拖延
tuō yán
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
tuō yán · to1 jin4 (Jyutping)
- to delay
- to put off
- to procrastinate
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Character breakdown
拖
- Meaning
- drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌⿱亻也
- Cangjie
- QOPD
- Four-corner
- 5801.2
延
- Meaning
- delay, postpone, defer
- Radical
- 廴
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿱丿㢟
- Cangjie
- NKHYM
- Four-corner
- 1240.1
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Example sentences
Stop putting off finding a job.
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