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拖延 to adjourn 拖 (tuō) drag, tow, haul㐌 [𠂉 + 也 (also)]扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten延 (yán) delay, postpone, defer 14

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tuō yán 拖延(6) 一再的拖延打乱了全部安排。yīzài de tuōyán dǎ luàn le quánbù ānpáiThe delays put the whole schedule out of joint.演出拖延很久, 最後总算开始了.yǎnchū tuōyán hěn jiǔ zuìhòu zǒngsuàn kāishǐ leAfter a long delay the performance finally started.【谚】今天能够做的事，切莫拖延到明天。yàn jīntiān nénggòu zuò de shì qièmò tuōyán dào míngtiānNever put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 6

Hanzi	拖延
Pinyin	tuō yán
Dict	to adjourn
Homophons	拖延(6)
Components	*拖 (tuō)* drag, tow, haul** 㐌 [𠂉 + 也 (also)] 扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten *延 (yán)* delay, postpone, defer**
example Sentences	一再的拖延打乱了全部安排。 yīzài de tuōyán dǎ luàn le quánbù ānpái The delays put the whole schedule out of joint. 演出拖延很久, 最後总算开始了. yǎnchū tuōyán hěn jiǔ zuìhòu zǒngsuàn kāishǐ le After a long delay the performance finally started. 【谚】今天能够做的事，切莫拖延到明天。 yàn jīntiān nénggòu zuò de shì qièmò tuōyán dào míngtiān Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Strokes	14
HSK	6

Tuōyán 拖延 De Le Put Tuō Yán Adjourn