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推遲

postpone

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

tui1chi2 • tuīchí

Meaning

Primary

postpone

Alternatives

postponed, delay, delayed, defer

Mnemonic

When you 推遲 postpone something, you 推 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