# 延缓 (yánhuǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 延缓 (yánhuǎn) means “to postpone; to defer; to slow down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to postpone; to defer; to slow down
- Pinyin: yánhuǎn (yan2 huan3)
- Traditional: 延緩
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 经常锻炼身体可以帮助延缓衰老。
  Jīngcháng duànliàn shēntǐ kěyǐ bāngzhù yánhuǎn shuāilǎo.
  Regular exercise can help slow down aging.

## Characters

- [延](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-extend/) (yán): to extend; to prolong
- [缓](https://hanziro.com/word/huan-slow/) (huǎn): slow; to postpone

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-huan-postpone/

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