延缓 延緩
延缓 延緩 yán huǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ jin4 wun6 HSK 7-9
- to defer
- to postpone
- to put off
- to retard
- to slow sth down
Stroke order
Practice writing
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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)
- 延迟 延遲 yán chí ㄧㄢˊ ㄔˊ jin4 ci4 to delay
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- 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
- 延宕 yán dàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ jin4 dong6 to postpone
- 延展 yán zhǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˇ jin4 zin2 to extend; to stretch out
缓 緩
- 缓和 緩和 huǎn hé ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ wun6 wo4 to ease (tension)
- 缓慢 緩慢 huǎn màn ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄢˋ wun6 maan6 slow; unhurried; sluggish
- 缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ wun6 wun6 slowly
- 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ wun6 gaai2 to bring relief
- 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn ㄉㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˇ dai1 wun6 low and unhurried (voice etc)
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- 和缓 和緩 hé huǎn ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ wo4 wun6 mild
- 啴缓 嘽緩 chǎn huǎn ㄔㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ taan1 wun6 relaxed
- 宽缓 寬緩 kuān huǎn ㄎㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˇ fun1 wun6 relieved
- 展缓 展緩 zhǎn huǎn ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ zin2 wun6 to postpone
- 平缓 平緩 píng huǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ping4 wun6 level; almost flat; not strongly sloping
- 弛缓 弛緩 chí huǎn ㄔˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ci4 wun6 to relax; to slacken; to ease
- 徐缓 徐緩 xú huǎn ㄒㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ceoi4 wun6 slow
- 从缓 從緩 cóng huǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ cung4 wun6 not to hurry
- 放缓 放緩 fàng huǎn ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ fong3 wun6 to slow
- 暂缓 暫緩 zàn huǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ zaam6 wun6 to postpone
- 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ sei2 wun6 deferred death sentence
- 沉缓 沉緩 chén huǎn ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ cam4 wun6 unhurried
- 减缓 減緩 jiǎn huǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ gaam2 wun6 to slow down
- 纾缓 紓緩 shū huǎn ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄢˇ syu1 wun6 to relax
- 缓刑 緩刑 huǎn xíng ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wun6 jing4 suspended sentence
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
- 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ wun6 bat1 zai3 gap1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
- 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ hing1 cung5 wun6 gap1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first