Definition
延期 (yán qī) means to postpone a deadline or extend a fixed period (e.g., a visa, a deadline). It differs from 推迟 (tuī chí 'put off'), which is more general and doesn't emphasize a fixed period; from 延长 (yán cháng 'prolong'), which extends duration without necessarily changing the end date; and from 拖延 (tuō yán 'delay'), which carries a negative sense of procrastination.
verb
to postponeto extend (a deadline or period)
Examples
- 延期。Tā shēnqǐng yán qī qiānzhèng.He applied to extend his visa.
- 延期。Bǐsài yīnwèi tiānqì bù hǎo yán qī le.The game was postponed because of bad weather.
- 延期。Tāmen bǎ jiézhǐ rìqī yán qī le yì zhōu.They extended the deadline by one week.
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