延缓 (yán huǎn) — to delay; to postpone; to slow down

Definition

延缓 (yánhuǎ) emphasizes slowing a process down rather than just pushing a date back: 'delay, slow' (延缓衰老). For pure date-postponing (a meeting, a deadline) use 推迟 or 延期.

verb
to delayto postponeto slow down

Beispiele

  • 延缓
    Shì dàng de yùn dòng kě yǐ yán huǎn shuāi lǎo.
    Appropriate exercise can delay aging.
  • 延缓
    Yīn wèi xià yǔ, bǐ sài bèi yán huǎn le.
    The game was postponed because of rain.
  • 延缓
    Sī jī kàn dào hóng dēng hòu yán huǎn le chē sù.
    The driver slowed down after seeing the red light.

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