How to say “postpone” in Chinese
postpone
“Postpone” in Chinese is 推迟, tuī chí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
推迟 is read tuī chí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 隹 zhuī hints at the sound.
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 尺 chǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “推迟”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 推迟. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 会议推迟到明天了huìyìtuīchídàomíngtiānleThe meeting was postponed until tomorrow.
- 雨太大因而比赛推迟了yǔtàidà,yīn’érbǐsàituīchíleThe rain was too heavy, so the competition was postponed.
More words from the lesson “Almost late”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “postpone” in Chinese?
“Postpone” in Chinese is 推迟, pinyin tuīchí.
What does 推迟 mean?
推迟 (tuīchí) means “postpone”.
How do you write 推迟?
推迟 is 2 characters: 推 (tuī) — push; 迟 (chí) — late; be late. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 推迟?
推迟 is read tuīchí. Tones: tuī — first tone, chí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“postpone” in the lesson “Almost late”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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