拖延

tuōyán ㄊㄨㄛ ㄧㄢˊ

    • to delay
    • to put off
    • to procrastinate

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 迟延 chíyán
    • 迟延时间 cause a delay
    • 一再迟延 delay again and again
  • 耽搁 dānge
    • 耽搁时间 waste time
    • 稍有耽搁 a slight delay

Antonyms 反义词

  • 提前 tíqián
    • 提前动工 start work ahead of schedule
    • 回国提前 return home earlier than planned

Telling them apart

拖延 implies deliberately dragging things out and not dealing with them promptly. 迟延 stresses slowness that causes a delay. 耽搁 stresses that something that should have been done, or a set time, has been pushed back, often unintentionally.

Words that sound like tuōyán

  • 脱氧 tuōyǎng deoxidation

Words that sound like tuōyán

  • 脫氧 tuōyǎng deoxidation

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