延续
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
延续 (yánxù) · to continue
延续 (yánxù) means “to continue; to go on; to last”. It is written with 2 characters: 延 (to defer) + 续 (continuous). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 延续 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)
续 xù · continuous
What 续 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卖mài — to sell
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 买mǎi — to buy
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 头tóu — head
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 卖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个习惯延续了很多年。Zhègè xíguàn yánxù le hěn duō nián.This custom has continued for many years.
这种天气还会延续几天？Zhè zhǒng tiānqì hái huì yánxù jǐ tiān?How many more days will this weather last?
Questions about 延续
What does 延续 mean?
延续 (yánxù) means “to continue; to go on; to last”.
How do you pronounce 延续?
延续 is pronounced yánxù.
Which HSK level is 延续?
延续 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 延长yánchángto extend
- 延期yánqīto postpone
- 蔓延mànyánto spread
- 拖延tuōyánto delay
- 延伸yánshēnto extend
- 持续chíxùto continue
- 继续jìxùto continue
- 连续liánxùcontinuously
- 连续剧liánxùjùTV series
- 手续shǒuxùprocedures
Learn 延续 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.