Chinese word

延期

Pronunciation

Pinyinyán qī

Meaning

  • verbpostpone

Example

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.

Illustration for 延期 (postpone)

More examples

由于技术问题，航班被延期了。yóu yú jì shù wèn tí háng bān bèi yán qī le

Due to technical problems, the flight was postponed.

Core concept

Pushes an arranged time marker from its original position to a later place on the schedule.

Common phrases

  • 宣布延期xuān bù yán qī

    announce a postponement

  • 临时延期lín shí yán qī

    postpone at short notice

  • 航班被延期háng bān bèi yán qī

    flight is postponed

Similar words

推迟tuī chí: Shift a planned event or its scheduled time to a later point.
拖延tuō yán: Keep putting off work or a task instead of finishing it on time.
延缓yán huǎn: Make a policy or plan take effect later than intended.

Definition in Chinese

将原定发生的事件、会议或截止时间往后安排，使其在更晚的时间发生。jiāng yuán dìng fā shēng de shì jiàn huì yì huò jié zhǐ shí jiān wǎng hòu ān pái shǐ qí zài gèng wǎn de shí jiān fā shēng

Word origin

延期 (yánqī, "postpone") combines 延 (yán, "extend") with 期 (qī, "scheduled time"), framing a later date as an extension of the original one.

Usage tips

  • The word suits meetings, events, and deadlines, so it is useful when a calendar change is official or agreed rather than simply caused by a late arrival.

Opposites

Related words

  • 延期通知yán qī tōng zhīpostponement noticenoun
  • 延期申请yán qī shēn qǐngpostponement applicationnoun

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