延误 (yán wù): to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

Word info

Pinyin

yánwù

Meaning

to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 指因为某种原因而推迟、耽误，通常带来不好的结果，多用于车船、飞机等交通工具晚点，或工作、时间被耽搁。