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推迟

tuī chíㄊㄨㄟ ㄔˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: THÔI TRÌ

Traditional: 推遲

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4

Meaning(verb)

to postpone; to put off; to defer

Examples

  • 会议推迟到下周一。

    huì yì tuī chí dào xià zhōu yī.

    The meeting has been postponed to next Monday.

  • 因为下雨,比赛推迟了。

    yīn wèi xià yǔ, bǐ sài tuī chí le.

    The match was postponed because of rain.

  • 航班推迟了两个小时起飞。

    háng bān tuī chí le liǎng gè xiǎo shí qǐ fēi.

    The flight was delayed by two hours.

Easily confused

  • 推辞 — 推辞 (tuīcí) means to decline politely; 推迟 (tuīchí) means to postpone.

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Stroke order

SUY · 11 strokes

to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

TRÌ · 7 strokes

surname Chi