拖延 tuōyán delay

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Stroke order

拖延 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

拖延 — the Chinese character for delay (tuōyán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 拖延 — delay

拖 — 8 strokes
延 — 6 strokes

Senses

to delay
to put off
to procrastinate

Characters in 拖延

拖 tuō — to drag; to tow; to trail
延 yán — to prolong; to extend; to delay

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

拖延 is pronounced tuōyán and means “delay”.

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