How to say “postpone” in Chinese
postpone, extend a deadline
“Postpone” in Chinese is 延期, yán qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
延期 is read yán qī: 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
Bottom left, 廴 — “long stride”, as in 建.
On the right, 月 “moon”.
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 “延期”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 延期. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 由于天气原因，运动会延期举行。yóuyútiānqìyuányīn,yùndònghuìyánqījǔxíngBecause of the weather, the sports meet was postponed.
- 展览延期到下个月上旬zhǎnlǎnyánqīdàoxiàgeyuèshàngxúnThe exhibition has been postponed to the first ten days of next month.
More words from the lesson “Deadlines: until when and for how long”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “postpone” in Chinese?
“Postpone” in Chinese is 延期, pinyin yánqī.
What does 延期 mean?
延期 (yánqī) means “postpone, extend a deadline”.
How do you write 延期?
延期 is 2 characters: 延 (yán) — extend, prolong; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 延期?
延期 is read yánqī. Tones: yán — second tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“postpone” in the lesson “Deadlines: until when and for how long”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. 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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