yán
延 (yán) is a Chinese word meaning “to prolong; to extend; to delay”.
Meanings
- 1to prolong
- 2to extend
- 3to delay
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
拖延to delay延长to prolong延长see 延長縣|延长县[Yan2 chang2 Xian4]延surname Yan延续to continue蔓延to extend延期to delay延伸to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread延迟to delay延误to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)延缓to defer苟延残喘(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door