延 (jin4) — delay; postpone; defer in Cantonese
jinˎ₄延Mandarin Pinyin: yan2
Meaning of 延
noundelay; postpone; defer
nounprolong; extend; protract
nounengage; invite; send for
Example Sentences with 延
soengˊ²想jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬keoiˏ₅佢gwo˗₃過laiˎ₄嚟
Want to recruit him to come over.
keoiˏ₅佢jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬zoˊ²咗houˊ²好doˉ¹多janˎ₄人
He recruited many people.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬janˎ₄人coiˎ₄才
The company recruits talent.
louˏ₅老baanˊ²闆jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅野
The boss recruited him to work.
jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬sanˉ¹新janˎ₄人houˊ²好naanˎ₄難
Recruiting new staff is difficult.
Words Containing 延
苟延殘喘gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2
linger on in a worsening condition; be on one's last legs
蔓延全國maan6 jin4 cyun4 gwok3
to spread throughout the entire country
延誤jin4 ng6
to cause or incur loss through delay; delayed
延攬jin4 laam5
recruit
延期jin4 kei4
postpone; push back; put off; delay; defer; adjourn | Synon.: 延緩; 推遲
迅速蔓延seon3 cuk1 maan6 jin4
rapid spread; to spread rapidly
蔓延全國的傳染病maan6 jin4 cyun4 gwok3 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6
pandemic
不週延bat1 zau1 jin4
undistributed
拖延時間to1 jin4 si4 gaan3
against the clock; against time
不周延bat1 zau1 jin4
undistributed
延年益壽jin4 nin4 jik1 sau6
prolong the years of one's life; increase one's longevity
使蔓延sai2 maan6 jin4
to spread
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