推迟
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
推迟 (tuīchí) · to postpone
推迟 (tuīchí) means “to postpone; to put off”. It is written with 2 characters: 推 (to push) + 迟 (late). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 推迟 is built
The characters
推 tuī · to push
What 推 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
迟 chí · late
What 迟 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 尺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
会议推迟到明天了。Huìyì tuīchí dào míngtiān le.The meeting has been postponed until tomorrow.
考试能推迟吗？Kǎoshì néng tuīchí ma?Can the exam be put off?
Questions about 推迟
What does 推迟 mean?
推迟 (tuīchí) means “to postpone; to put off”.
How do you pronounce 推迟?
推迟 is pronounced tuīchí.
Which HSK level is 推迟?
推迟 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 推动tuīdòngto push forward
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 推进tuījìnto push forward
- 推开tuīkāito push open
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer or invitation)
- 推荐tuījiànto recommend
- 推测tuīcèto guess
- 推翻tuīfānto overthrow
- 推理tuīlǐreasoning
Learn 推迟 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.