HSK V7-9
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延误

/ yánwu /
Strokes

Definition

to delay/to be held up/to miss (an opportunity)/delay/holdup

Example

As a Verb

incur loss through delay

1
Hángbān
航班
yánwu
延误

flight delays of civil planes; civil flight delays

2
Yánzhòng
严重
yánwu
延误

great/heavy delay

3
Zàochéng
造成
yánwu
延误

cause delay

4
Yǐn
引起
yánwu
延误

occasion delay

5
Yánwu
延误
shí
时日

lose time

6
Yánwu
延误
shí
时机

miss an opportunity because of a delay

7
Yánwu
延误
nóngshí
农时

miss the farming season

8
Yánwu
延误
jiāohuò
交货

delay the delivery

9
Yánwu
延误
gōng
工期

cause a delay in the construction of a project

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延误