English–Chinese
“postpone” in Chinese
How to say “postpone” in Chinese
“Postpone” in Chinese is 保留 (bǎo liú).
Prevents a place, opportunity, or issue from being closed, taken, or settled before the appropriate later moment.
Example sentences with 保留
我已经帮你保留座位了。wǒ yǐ jīng bāng nǐ bǎo liú zuò wèi le
I have already reserved a seat for you.
Tips for using 保留
- For a meeting topic, this word signals that discussion is still expected but moved to a later stage, which is different from dropping the topic altogether.
Other Chinese words for “postpone”
公司决定把面试延期到下周。gōng sī jué dìng bǎ miàn shì yán qī dào xià zhōu
The company decided to postpone the interview until next week.
会议被公司推迟了。huì yì bèi gōng sī tuī chí le
The meeting was postponed by the company.
把会议延到明天可以吗？bǎ huì yì yán dào míng tiān ké yǐ ma
Can we postpone the meeting until tomorrow?
因为天气，我们延缓了出发时间。yīn wèi tiān qì wǒ men yán huǎn le chū fā shí jiān
Because of the weather, we postponed our departure time.
会议被延后了。huì yì bèi yán hòu le
The meeting was postponed.