# 拖延 (tuōyán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拖延 (tuōyán) means “to delay; to procrastinate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to delay; to procrastinate
- Pinyin: tuōyán (tuo1 yan2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 不要把工作拖延到明天。
  Bù yào bǎ gōngzuò tuōyán dào míngtiān.
  Don't delay your work until tomorrow.

## Characters

- [拖](https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-drag/) (tuō): to drag; to mop
- [延](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-extend/) (yán): to extend; to prolong

https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-yan-delay/

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