Dictionary/延误

延误 延誤

延误 yán wù

ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ
VHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

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延误

Examples

yóu yú由于huǒ chē火车yán wù延误，wǒ我chí dào迟到le了。
由于火车延误，我迟到了。
I was late as a result of the train delay.
由于天气恶劣，飞机延误了。
Due to bad weather, the plane was late.
一些航班由于地震被延误了。
A couple of flights were delayed on account of the earthquake.

More words starting with 延

延长yáncháng延续yánxù延期yánqī延伸yánshēn延yán延缓yánhuǎn延迟yánchí延髓yánsuǐ