推迟 (tuī chí) — to postpone, to put off, to delay
Definition
推迟 is a neutral, planned 'postpone' for events with a new date (often paired with 到). 延期 is more formal for extending deadlines; 拖延 implies unnecessary stalling.
verb
to postponeto put offto delay
Examples
- 推迟。Tā men jué dìng bǎ hūn lǐ tuī chí dào míng nián.They decided to postpone the wedding until next year.
- ,推迟。Yīn wèi tiān qì bù hǎo, háng bān tuī chí le sān gè xiǎo shí.Because of bad weather, the flight was delayed by three hours.
- 推迟。Wǒ men bù dé bù tuī chí zhè cì lǚ xíng.We have no choice but to postpone this trip.
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