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HSK
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to postpone

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tui1chi2 tuīchí

Meaning


Primary

to postpone

Alternatives

postpone, postponed, postpones, postponing, to delay, delay, delayed, to defer, defer

Mnemonic


推遲 To postpone something is 推 to push it back so it happens at a 遲 later date.

Usage


會議 推遲 到 明天 舉行。

The meeting was postponed to tomorrow.

比賽 被 推遲 了。

The competition has been postponed.

推遲 作出 決定

postpone making a decision

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