延长

延長
yán cháng
HSK 5
to prolong, to extend, to delay
verb

Example Sentences

我们需要延长会议的时间。
wǒmen xūyào yáncháng huìyì de shíjiān 。
We need to extend the time of the meeting.
他请求延长贷款的期限。
tā qǐngqiú yáncháng dàikuǎn de qīxiàn 。
He requested to prolong the loan's deadline.
为了更多的准备时间，我们决定延长这个项目。
wèile gēngduō de zhǔnbèi shíjiān ， wǒmen juédìng yáncháng zhègè xiàngmù 。
To allow more preparation time, we decided to extend this project.

Individual Characters

延yán
to prolong, to extend, to delay
HSK 2
长cháng
length, long, forever, always

Words with similar meanings

拉长lācháng
to stretch
拉长 is often used to refer to physically stretching something, while 延长 is more about extending time or duration.
延伸yánshēn
to extend
延伸 implies a broadening of scope or range, whereas 延长 focuses more on prolonging time.

Words Starting With 延

延伸yán shēn
to extend; to spread
延期yán qī
to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer
延续yán xù
to continue; to go on; to last

Words Ending With 长

专长zhuān cháng
specialty; special knowledge or ability
擅长shàn cháng
to be good at; to be expert in
漫长màn cháng
very long; endless
特长tè cháng
personal strength; one's special ability or strong points

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