Chinese word dictionary

推迟

tuīchí · to postpone; to put off; to defer

Practice word

Word information

Simplified推迟

Traditional推遲

Pinyintuīchí

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

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

推tuī

to push; to expel; to drive; to decline

迟chí

tardy, slow, late; to delay

How to learn 推迟

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

迟到chídào

to arrive late

迟chí

late; delayed; slow; surname Chi

推tuī

to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

推出tuīchū

to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend

推动tuīdòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

推广tuīguǎng

to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc)