延后 meaning in English

yánhòu

to postpone; to defer

Traditional 延後12 strokes

Meaning of 延后

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yánhòu
  1. to postpone
  2. to defer
  3. to delay

延后 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

鲍bào伯bó建jiàn议yì将jiāng聚jù会huì延yán后hòu到dào周zhōu三sān。
Bob suggested postponing the party till Wednesday.
运yùn动dòng会huì因yīn为wèi下xià雨yǔ延yán后hòu了le。
Owing to the rain, the athletic meeting was put off.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

延 yán · to prolong · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

后 hòu · back · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 延后.

最后zuìhòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie
后边hòubianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后yǐhòuafter; later
后来hòuláiafterwards; later; newly arrived
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth
后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
背后bèihòubehind; at the back
后果hòuguǒconsequences; aftermath
落后luòhòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)
前后qiánhòuaround; from beginning to end

Questions about 延后

What does 延后 mean?

延后 (yánhòu) means "to postpone; to defer".

How do you write 延后?

延后 is made of 2 characters: 延 (6 strokes), 后 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 延后 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 延后 is written 延後.