Chinese word dictionary

延毕

yán bì · to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4])

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Word information

Simplified延毕

Traditional延畢

Pinyinyán bì

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Character breakdown

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延yán

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

毕bì

to finish, to conclude, to end; completed

How to learn 延毕

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Words with the same characters

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毕业bìyè

graduation; to graduate; to finish school

毕业生bìyèshēng

graduate

毕竟bìjìng

after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis

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