延 (yán) means To delay (prolong - extend). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的签证 延 长了一年。
Tā de qiānzhèng yáncháng le yì nián.
His visa was extended by a year.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 延长
火势迅速向四周蔓 延 。
Huǒshì xùnsù xiàng sìzhōu mànyán.
The fire spread rapidly in all directions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蔓延
这件事不能再拖 延 了。
Zhè jiàn shì bù néng zài tuōyán le.
This matter cannot be put off any longer.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拖延
好的势头要 延 续下去。
Hǎo de shìtóu yào yánxù xiàqù.
The good momentum must be kept going.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延续
会议时间 延 长了半小时。
Huìyì shíjiān yáncháng le bàn xiǎoshí.
The meeting was extended by half an hour.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 延长
拘留期限不能随意 延 长。
Jūliú qīxiàn bù néng suíyì yáncháng.
The period of detention cannot be extended at will.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拘留
适当运动可以 延 缓衰老。
Shìdàng yùndòng kěyǐ yánhuǎn shuāilǎo.
Suitable exercise can slow ageing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衰老
这个传统 延 续了几百年。
Zhège chuántǒng yánxù le jǐbǎi nián.
This tradition has continued for centuries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延续
大雨致使航班全部 延 误。
Dàyǔ zhìshǐ hángbān quánbù yánwù.
Heavy rain caused all flights to be delayed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 致使
这条路一直 延 伸到山脚下。
Zhè tiáo lù yìzhí yánshēn dào shānjiǎo xià.
This road extends all the way to the foot of the mountain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延伸
这个话题可以再往下 延 伸。
Zhège huàtí kěyǐ zài wǎng xià yánshēn.
This topic can be extended further.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延伸
这种情绪在人群中蔓 延 开来。
Zhè zhǒng qíngxù zài rénqún zhōng mànyán kāi lái.
This mood spread through the crowd.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蔓延
工程因为天气拖 延 了一个月。
Gōngchéng yīnwèi tiānqì tuōyán le yí ge yuè.
The project was delayed a month by the weather.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拖延
由于天气原因，比赛 延 期了。
Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, bǐsài yán qī le.
The match was postponed because of the weather.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延期
他申请把交稿时间 延 期一周。
Tā shēnqǐng bǎ jiāo gǎo shíjiān yán qī yì zhōu.
He asked to put the submission deadline back a week.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延期
拍夜景的时候要 延 长曝光时间。
Pāi yèjǐng de shíhou yào yáncháng bàoguāng shíjiān.
When photographing night scenes you need a longer exposure time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 曝光
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From the travel phrasebook
我的航班 延 误了吗？
Wǒ de hángbān yánwù le ma?
Is my flight delayed?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
Words that contain 延
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 延
How is 延 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 延 (yán, "To delay (prolong - extend)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 延 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 延 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 延?
The dictionary page for 延 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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