# 延误 (yánwù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 延误 (yánwù) means “to delay; to be held up; delay”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to delay; to be held up; delay
- Pinyin: yánwù (yan2 wu4)
- Traditional: 延誤
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 由于天气恶劣，航班延误了两个小时。
  Yóuyú tiānqì èliè, hángbān yánwù le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
  Due to bad weather, the flight was delayed by two hours.

## Characters

- [延](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-extend/) (yán): to extend; to prolong
- [误](https://hanziro.com/word/wu-mistake/) (wù): mistake; to miss

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

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