延期
yán qī
Pinyin

Definition

延期
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yán qī
  1. to delay
  2. to extend
  3. to postpone
  4. to defer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

假期
jià qī
  1. 1 vacation
学期
xué qī
  1. 1 term
  2. 2 semester
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
星期
xīng qī
  1. 1 week
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 day of the week
  4. 4 Sunday
期
qī
  1. 1 variant of 期[qī]
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 cycle
期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
期间
qī jiān
  1. 1 period of time
  2. 2 time
  3. 3 time period
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
佳期
jiā qī
  1. 1 wedding day
  2. 2 day of tryst
保质期
bǎo zhì qī
  1. 1 date of use (on foodstuffs)
  2. 2 best before date
初期
chū qī
  1. 1 initial stage
  2. 2 beginning period
到期
dào qī
  1. 1 to fall due (loan etc)
  2. 2 to expire (visa etc)
  3. 3 to mature (investment bond etc)
前期
qián qī
  1. 1 preceding period
  2. 2 early stage
如期
rú qī
  1. 1 as scheduled
  2. 2 on time
  3. 3 punctual
孕期
yùn qī
  1. 1 gestation
  2. 2 duration of pregnancy
定期
dìng qī
  1. 1 at set dates
  2. 2 at regular intervals
  3. 3 periodic
  4. 4 limited to a fixed period of time
  5. 5 fixed term
延伸
yán shēn
  1. 1 to extend
  2. 2 to spread
延安
Yán ān
  1. 1 Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war
延缓
yán huǎn
  1. 1 to defer
  2. 2 to postpone
  3. 3 to put off
  4. 4 to retard
  5. 5 to slow sth down
延续
yán xù
  1. 1 to continue
  2. 2 to go on
  3. 3 to last
延误
yán wu
  1. 1 to delay
  2. 2 to be held up
  3. 3 to miss (an opportunity)
  4. 4 delay
  5. 5 holdup
延迟
yán chí
  1. 1 to delay
  2. 2 to postpone
  3. 3 to keep putting sth off
  4. 4 to procrastinate
  5. 5 (computing) to lag

Idioms (6)

天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
  1. 1 weather permitting (idiom)
延颈企踵
yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng
  1. 1 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
  1. 1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
  2. 2 Hope to see you again.
期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài
  1. 1 stammering (idiom)
苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn
  1. 1 to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
遥遥无期
yáo yáo wú qī
  1. 1 far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever

Sample Sentences

小池百合子表示，她得知“香香”延期送还的消息非常高兴，希望大家喜爱的“香香”能够茁壮成长。
XiǎochíBǎihézi biǎoshì ，tā dézhī “xiāngxiāng ”yánqī sònghuán de xiāoxi fēicháng gāoxìng ，xīwàng dàjiā xǐài de “xiāngxiāng ”nénggòu zhuózhuàng chéngzhǎng 。
Yuko Koike said that she was very pleased to learn that Xiangxiang’s return has been postponed. I hope that Xiangxiang who is everyone’ favourite will grow healthy and strong.
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根据东京都和中方签署的协议，“香香”本该在其满2周岁时送还中国，但具体送还时间还需由双方磋商决定。东京都多次与中方进行磋商，中方同意“香香”延期送还。
gēnjù Dōngjīngdū hé Zhōngfāng qiānshǔ de xiéyì ，“xiāngxiāng ”běn gāi zài qí mǎn zhōusuì shí sònghuán Zhōngguó ，dàn jùtǐ sònghuán shíjiān hái xū yóu shuāngfāng cuōshāng juédìng 。Dōngjīngdū duōcì yǔ Zhōngfāng jìnxíng cuōshāng ，Zhōngfāng tóngyì “xiāngxiāng ”yánqī sònghuán 。
According to the agreement signed between Tokyo and China, Xiangxiang should have been returned to China at the age of 2, but the exact date must be discussed and agreed by both parties. Tokyo has repeatedly negotiated with the Chinese side, and China has agreed to postpone the return of Xiangxiang.
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