延期
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
延期 (yánqī) · to postpone
延期 (yánqī) means “to postpone; to delay; to extend”. It is written with 2 characters: 延 (to defer) + 期 (period). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 延期 is built
The characters
延 yán · to defer
What 延 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 㢟chān — to walk slowly
- 廴yǐn — to walk
- 止zhǐ — to stop
Origin hint: A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
因为下雨，比赛延期了。Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, bǐsài yánqī le.The match was postponed because of the rain.
考试会延期吗？Kǎoshì huì yánqī ma?Will the exam be postponed?
Questions about 延期
What does 延期 mean?
延期 (yánqī) means “to postpone; to delay; to extend”.
How do you pronounce 延期?
延期 is pronounced yánqī.
Which HSK level is 延期?
延期 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 延长yánchángto extend
- 延续yánxùto continue
- 蔓延mànyánto spread
- 拖延tuōyánto delay
- 延伸yánshēnto extend
- 日期rìqīdate
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 假期jiàqīholiday
Learn 延期 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.