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Jyutping jin4 ci4
Pinyin yán chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to delay
  2. to postpone
  3. to keep putting sth off
  4. to procrastinate
  5. (computing) to lag
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將一個​約定​好​嘅​時​間​推​後
    to delay; to defer; to postpone
    • 由於試卷仲未運到考場,所以佢哋決定延遲開考時間。
      由于试卷仲未运到考场,所以佢哋决定延迟开考时间。
      jau4 jyu1 si3 gyun2 zung6 mei6 wan6 dou3 haau2 coeng4, so2 ji5 keoi5 dei6 kyut3 ding6 jin4 ci4 hoi1 haau2 si4 gaan3.
      They had to delay the exam as the papers were not in the examination hall to begin with.
  2. 近義詞
    延期、推遲、褪
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to delay; to postpone
    (syn.) 延期, 拖逗, 展缓, 挨稽, 拖延, 迟延, 推遲, 耽搁, 耽误, 延缓, 拖磨, 延後, 展緩, 耽延, 暫緩, 顺延, 捱延, 挨延, 捱稽, 推宕, 耗, 耽誤, 延误, 推延, 挨台, 拖拉, 迁延, 延延, 遲延, 贻误, 推迟, 迟滞, 拖, 貽誤, 順延, 拖宕, 挨臺, 遷延, 延后, 暂缓, 稽延, 缓, 耽擱, 延宕, 延誤, 遲滯, 緩, 延緩
  2. noun
    latency; ping
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    由于天气变差,出发延迟了。
    由於天氣變差,出發延遲了。
    yóu yú tiān qì biàn chà , chū fā yán chí le 。
    • With the weather getting worse, the departure was put off.
    • Due to the worsening weather, the departure was delayed.
  2. Mandarin
    因为一些小事故,两、三班机被延迟了。
    因為一些小事故,兩、三班機被延遲了。
    yīn wèi yī xiē xiǎo shì gù , liǎng 、 sān bān jī bèi yán chí le 。
    • A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.
  3. Mandarin
    你不可以把它延迟到明天吗?
    你不可以把它延遲到明天嗎?
    nǐ bù kě yǐ bǎ tā yán chí dào míng tiān ma ?
    • Can't you put it off until tomorrow?
  4. Mandarin
    因为天气的关系,赛跑比赛将会延迟。
    因為天氣的關係,賽跑比賽將會延遲。
    yīn wèi tiān qì de guān xi , sài pǎo bǐ sài jiāng huì yán chí 。
    • The weather will delay the start of the race.
  5. Mandarin
    由于下大雪,从北京来的班机延迟二十分钟。
    由於下大雪,從北京来的班機延遲二十分鐘。
    yóu yú xià dà xuě , cóng běi jīng lái de bān jī yán chí èr shí fēn zhōng 。
    • Because of heavy snow, the plane from Beijing arrived 20 minutes late.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府啲工程成日超支又延迟,因为啲工程公司成日用工程难度高嚟拖时间、敲脚骨,但政府又信晒佢哋,俾完一次又一次。
    政府啲工程成日超支又延遲,因為啲工程公司成日用工程難度高嚟拖時間、敲腳骨,但政府又信晒佢哋,俾完一次又一次。
    • The government's construction project are often over budget and delay, because the construction vendors usually use building difficulties as the excuses to slowdown the progress and extort extra payment, but the government just trust them, pay the extra again and again.
  2. Cantonese
    由于试卷仲未运到考场,所以佢哋决定延迟开考时间。
    由於試卷仲未運到考場,所以佢哋決定延遲開考時間。
    jau4 jyu1 si3 gyun2 zung6 mei6 wan6 dou3 haau2 coeng4, so2 ji5 keoi5 dei6 kyut3 ding6 jin4 ci4 hoi1 haau2 si4 gaan3.
    • They had to delay the exam as the papers were not in the examination hall to begin with.
  3. Cantonese
    当局决定公开试延迟开考。
    當局決定公開試延遲開考。
    dong1 guk6 kyut3 ding6 gung1 hoi1 si5 jin4 ci4 hoi1 haau2.
    • The authority decides to postpone the open examination.
  4. Cantonese
    由于前面嘅列车尚未开出,本班列车将稍为延迟,敬请原谅。
    由於前面嘅列車尚未開出,本班列車將稍為延遲,敬請原諒。
    jau4 jyu1 cin4 min6 ge3 lit6 ce1 soeng6 mei6 hoi1 ceot1, bun2 baan1 lit6 ce1 zoeng1 saau2 wai4 jin4 ci4, ging3 cing2 jyun4 loeng6.
    • There will be a short delay because the train is still in the next section of the track. Please accept out apologies.