延宕 yán dàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ jin4 dong6
- to postpone
- to keep putting sth off
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More words with these characters
延
- 延伸 yán shēn ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jin4 san1 to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 延期 yán qī ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ jin4 kei4 to delay
- 延缓 延緩 yán huǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ jin4 wun6 to defer
- 延续 延續 yán xù ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩˋ jin4 zuk6 to continue
- 延误 延誤 yán wù ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ jin4 ng6 to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
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- 延迟 延遲 yán chí ㄧㄢˊ ㄔˊ jin4 ci4 to delay
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 拖延 tuō yán ㄊㄨㄛ ㄧㄢˊ to1 jin4 to delay
- 绵延 綿延 mián yán ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ min4 jin4 (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
- 蔓延 màn yán ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ maan6 jin4 to extend
- 伸延 shēn yán ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ san1 jin4 see 延伸
- 周延 zhōu yán ㄓㄡ ㄧㄢˊ zau1 jin4 exhaustive
- 呼延 Hū yán ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˊ fu1 jin4 two-character surname Huyan
- 夏延 Xià yán ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢˊ haa6 jin4 Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
- 外延 wài yán ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ngoi6 jin4 extension (semantics)
- 延吉 Yán jí ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ jin4 gat1 see 延吉市
- 延寿 延壽 Yán shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 sau6 see 延寿县
- 延寿 延壽 yán shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 sau6 to prolong life; to extend lifespan
- 延安 Yán ān ㄧㄢˊ ㄢ jin4 on1 see 延安市
- 延展 yán zhǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˇ jin4 zin2 to extend; to stretch out
宕
- 偏宕 piān dàng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄉㄤˋ pin1 dong6 extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc)
- 宕昌 Tàn chāng ㄊㄢˋ ㄔㄤ see 宕昌县
- 宕机 宕機 dàng jī ㄉㄤˋ ㄐㄧ dong6 gei1 (of a computer, server etc) to crash
- 拖宕 tuō dàng ㄊㄨㄛ ㄉㄤˋ to1 dong6 to delay
- 推宕 tuī dàng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄤˋ teoi1 dong6 to postpone
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- 跌宕 diē dàng ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄤˋ dit3 dong6 uninhibited
- 逸宕 yì dàng ㄧˋ ㄉㄤˋ jat6 dong6 dissolute
- 宕昌县 宕昌縣 Tàn chāng Xiàn ㄊㄢˋ ㄔㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ Tanchang, a county in Longnan City 陇南市, Gansu
- 流宕忘反 liú dàng wàng fǎn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄈㄢˇ lau4 dong6 mong4 faan2 to stray and forget to return
- 跌宕昭彰 diē dàng zhāo zhāng ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄤˋ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ dit3 dong6 ciu1 zoeng1 flowing (of prose)
Idioms with these characters
- 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
- 延颈企踵 延頸企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ jin4 geng2 kei5 zung2 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
- 延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 nin4 jik1 sau6 (idiom) to prolong life; to extend lifespan