Chinese word dictionary

延缓

yánhuǎn · to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down

Practice word

Word information

Simplified延缓

Traditional延緩

Pinyinyánhuǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

延yán

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

缓huǎn

slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay

How to learn 延缓

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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缓解huǎnjiě

to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)

缓慢huǎnmàn

slow

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