延缓 meaning in English

yánhuǎn

to defer; to postpone

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 延緩18 strokes

Meaning of 延缓

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yánhuǎn
  1. to defer
  2. to postpone
  3. to put off
  4. to retard
  5. to slow sth down

Stroke order for each character

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延 yán · to prolong · 6 strokes

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

缓 huǎn · slow · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 延缓.

延长yánchángto prolong; to extend
延续yánxùto continue; to go on
延期yánqīto delay; to extend
缓解huǎnjiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis)
延伸yánshēnto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off
缓慢huǎnmànslow; unhurried; sluggish
蔓延mànyánto spread; to extend
延误yánwùto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a dead
缓缓huǎnhuǎnslowly; unhurriedly
缓和huǎnhéto ease (tension); to alleviate
延迟yánchíto delay; to postpone

Questions about 延缓

What does 延缓 mean?

延缓 (yánhuǎn) means "to defer; to postpone" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 延缓?

延缓 is made of 2 characters: 延 (6 strokes), 缓 (12 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 延缓 an HSK word?

Yes. 延缓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 延缓 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 延缓 is written 延緩.