延长 (延長)
yán cháng
Pinyin

Definition

延长 (延長)
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yán cháng
  1. to prolong
  2. to extend
  3. to delay
延长 (延長)
 - 
Yán cháng
  1. Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

延伸
yán shēn
  1. 1 to extend
  2. 2 to spread
延安
Yán ān
  1. 1 Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war
延缓
yán huǎn
  1. 1 to defer
  2. 2 to postpone
  3. 3 to put off
  4. 4 to retard
  5. 5 to slow sth down
延续
yán xù
  1. 1 to continue
  2. 2 to go on
  3. 3 to last
延误
yán wu
  1. 1 to delay
  2. 2 to be held up
  3. 3 to miss (an opportunity)
  4. 4 delay
  5. 5 holdup

Idioms (3)

天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
  1. 1 weather permitting (idiom)
延颈企踵
yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng
  1. 1 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn
  1. 1 to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

Sample Sentences

然而加工肉制品譬如火腿、香肠、培根等由于不是新鲜肉，因此为了延长其保鲜期都添加了一些防腐剂，或是使用了腌、熏或是抹盐等延长贮存时间等手法，致癌的风险也正是起因于这些加工处理手法。
ránér jiāgōng ròuzhìpǐn pìrú huǒtuǐ 、xiāngcháng 、péigēn děng yóuyú bùshì xīnxiānròu ，yīncǐ wèile yáncháng qí bǎoxiānqī dōu tiānjiā le yīxiē fángfǔjì ，huòshì shǐyòng le yān 、xūn huòshì mǒ yán děng yáncháng zhùcún shíjiān děng shǒufǎ ，zhìái de fēngxiǎn yě zhèngshì qǐyīn yú zhèxiē jiāgōng chǔlǐ shǒufǎ 。
And as processed meat products, such as ham, sausage and bacon aren't fresh, preservatives are added to keep them fresh, or methods, such as pickling, smoking are salting are used to preserve their shelf life, and the cancer risks come from these processes.
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社畜生活不得不规律呀，现在好多商场的营业时间都延长了，你要是想看个夜场电影，我也奉陪！
shèchù shēnghuó bùdébù guīlǜ ya ，xiànzài hǎoduō shāngchǎng de yíngyèshíjiān dōu yáncháng le ，nǐ yàoshi xiǎng kàn ge yèchǎng diànyǐng ，wǒ yě fèngpéi ！
Discipline is a must for a corporate worker. Nowadays a lot of malls have extended hours. If you want to watch a late night movie I’ll be happy to accompany you!
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我们还可以免费提供质保期的延长服务，可以延长为三年八万公里。
wǒmen hái kěyǐ miǎnfèi tígōng zhìbǎoqī de yáncháng fúwù ，kěyǐ yáncháng wéi sān nián bā wàn gōnglǐ 。
We can also offer a free extended warranty period. We can extend it to 3 years, 80,000 kilometers.
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那条线只有30公里，当然不太实用。能延长好处就多了。
nà tiáo xiàn zhǐyǒu sānshígōnglǐ ，dāngrán bù tài shíyòng 。néng yáncháng hǎochu jiù duō le 。
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