What does 延长 mean in Chinese?

延长 (yán cháng) means "to prolong; to extend; to delay" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 4 word.

How do you pronounce 延长?

延长 is pronounced "yán cháng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 延长?

延长 is an HSK Level 4 word (HSK 2.0: Level 5, HSK 3.0: Level 4).

What characters make up 延长?

延长 is made up of the characters 延, 长. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 延长?

You can practice writing 延长 using our stroke order tool.

延长 (yán cháng), to prolong

延长

yán cháng

to prolong; to extend; to delay

HSK 4verb

Traditional: 延長

Characters in This Word

延长

Definitions

(verb) to prolong
to extend
to delay

Example Sentences

学校决定延长图书馆的开放时间方便学生学习。

Xuéxiào juédìng yáncháng túshūguǎn de kāifàng shíjiān fāngbiàn xuésheng xuéxí

The school decided to extend library opening hours to facilitate student learning

Related Words

俾昼作夜(bǐ zhòu zuò yè)· to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour

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展(zhǎn)· to spread out

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 4

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延长