延长 (yán cháng) — to extend; to prolong
Definition
延长 (yáncháng) means to lengthen or extend something in time (or along a line). For postponing a deadline, prefer 延期; for stretching in space, 延伸 or 伸 are more common.
verb
to extendto prolong
Examples
- 延长。Lǎo shī bǎ kǎo shì shí jiān yán cháng le èr shí fēn zhōng.The teacher extended the exam time by twenty minutes.
- 延长？Zhè tiáo lù huì yán cháng dào nà ge chéng shì ma?Will this road extend to that city?
- 延长。Wǒ men jué dìng yán cháng hé tong qī xiàn.We decided to extend the contract period.
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