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
Examples
- 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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