Chinese word dictionary

伸延

shēn yán · see 延伸[yan2 shen1]

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Word information

Simplified伸延

Traditional伸延

Pinyinshēn yán

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

伸shēn

to extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust

延yán

to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname

How to learn 伸延

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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伸shēn

to stretch; to extend

延长yáncháng

Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi; to prolong; to extend; to delay

拖延tuōyán

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

延期yánqī

to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer

延伸yánshēn

to extend; to spread

延续yánxù

to continue; to go on; to last