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Chinese
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dragging (brush stroke in painting); to drag along
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to prolong; to extend; to delay
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拖
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延
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| simp. #(拖延)
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拖
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延
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Pronunciation
Verb
拖延
- to delay; to put off; to procrastinate; to adjourn; to defer; to prolong
飢餓和口渴的問題可以拖延一下。 [MSC, trad.]
饥饿和口渴的问题可以拖延一下。 [MSC, simp.]- Jī'è hé kǒukě de wèntí kěyǐ tuōyán yīxià.
- Hunger and thirst can wait.
Synonyms
- 展緩／展缓 (zhǎnhuǎn)
- 延宕 (yándàng) (literary)
- 延延 (Hokkien)
- 延後／延后 (yánhòu)
- 延期 (yánqī)
- 延緩／延缓 (yánhuǎn)
- 延誤／延误 (yánwù)
- 延遲／延迟 (yánchí)
- 拖 (tuō)
- 拖宕 (tuōdàng)
- 拖拉 (tuōlā)
- 拖磨 (tuōmó) (literary)
- 拖逗 (tuōdòu) (literary)
- 挨 (ái)
- 挨延 (Hokkien)
- 挨稽 (Hokkien)
- 挨臺／挨台 (ngai2 tai2) (Sichuanese)
- 推宕 (tuīdàng) (literary)
- 捱延 (Hokkien)
- 推延 (tuīyán)
- 捱稽 (Hokkien)
- 推遲／推迟 (tuīchí)
- 暫緩／暂缓 (zànhuǎn)
- 稽延 (jīyán) (literary)
- 緩／缓 (huǎn)
- 耗 (regional)
- 耽延 (dānyán)
- 耽擱／耽搁
- 耽誤／耽误
- 貽誤／贻误 (yíwù)
- 遷延／迁延 (qiānyán) (literary)
- 遲延／迟延 (chíyán)
- 遲滯／迟滞 (chízhì)
- 遲誤／迟误 (chíwù) (formal)
- 順延／顺延 (shùnyán)
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