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延误

yán wù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 延誤

延误 (yán wu) means "to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 延误 means

1. to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

The characters in 延误

• 延yánto prolong; to extend; to delay
• 误wùmistake; error; to miss

Example sentences

• 由于火车延误，我迟到了。
  I was late as a result of the train delay.
• 一些航班由于地震被延误了。
  Yīxiē hángbān yóuyú dìzhèn bèi yánwu le.
  A couple of flights were delayed on account of the earthquake.
• 由于天气恶劣，飞机延误了。
  Due to bad weather, the plane was late.
• 汤姆的航班延误了，然后被取消了。
  Tāngmǔ de hángbān yánwù le, ránhòu bèi qǔxiāo le.
  Tom's flight was delayed and then cancelled.
• 日程表只受到了这次延误的轻微影响。
  Rìchéngbiǎo zhǐ shòudào le zhè cì yánwu de qīngwēi yǐngxiǎng.
  The schedule is only slightly affected by this delay.

Words starting with 延误

• 延误费yán wu fèidemurrage (shipping)

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