延长
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
延长 (yáncháng) · to extend
延长 (yáncháng) means “to extend; to prolong; to lengthen”. It is written with 2 characters: 延 (to defer) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 延长 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)
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
会议延长了半个小时。Huìyì yáncháng le bàn gè xiǎoshí.The meeting was extended by half an hour.
签证可以延长吗？Qiānzhèng kěyǐ yáncháng ma?Can the visa be extended?
Questions about 延长
What does 延长 mean?
延长 (yáncháng) means “to extend; to prolong; to lengthen”.
How do you pronounce 延长?
延长 is pronounced yáncháng.
Which HSK level is 延长?
延长 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 延期yánqīto postpone
- 延续yánxùto continue
- 蔓延mànyánto spread
- 拖延tuōyánto delay
- 延伸yánshēnto extend
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 校长xiàozhǎngheadmaster
Learn 延长 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.