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顺延 (shùn yán) — to be postponed accordingly, to be rescheduled to a later date (due to stated reasons)

Definition

顺延 means an event is pushed to a later date because of a specific cause (weather, low turnout, etc.), not a personal delay. Unlike 延期 (extending a deadline) or 拖延 (procrastinating), it implies an automatic, cause-based reschedule.

verb
to be postponed accordingly, to be rescheduled to a later date (due to stated reasons)

Examples

  • ，顺延。
    Yóu yú tiān qì yuán yīn, yùn dòng huì shùn yán dào xià zhōu jǔ xíng.
    Due to weather conditions, the sports meet will be postponed accordingly to next week.
  • ，顺延。
    Rú guǒ bào míng rén shù bù zú, kǎo shì rì qī jiāng shùn yán.
    If the number of registrants is insufficient, the exam date will be postponed accordingly.
  • ，顺延。
    Qǐng guān zhù guān wǎng gōng gào, liǎo jiě shùn yán xìn xī.
    Please check the official website announcement for information about the postponement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

顺shùnalong
延yánextend

顺 (accordingly) and 延 (extend) combine to mean extend a schedule accordingly.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 順; 顺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān順shùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 順 pairs 川 (river), which gives the sound, with 頁 (head); the picture is a head in a river, following the current. The simplified 顺 is a shorthand.

Open 顺 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape of 延 adds a top stroke to a form showing 彳 (walking) and 止 (foot), originally meaning to travel far, to show prolonging.

Open 延 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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