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推迟 (tuī chí) English Meaning
- to postpone
- to put off
- to defer
Traditional Characters: 推遲
推 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
迟 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
- 由于最近无船，我们同意推迟装期。
Yóuyú zuìjìn wú chuán, wǒmen tóngyì tuīchí zhuāng qī.
As there is no ship recently, we agree to postpone the shipment date. - 如果我们推迟发布新产品的话，我们的财政状况仍然岌岌可危。
Rúguǒ wǒmen tuīchí fābù xīn chǎnpǐn dehuà, wǒmen de cáizhèng zhuàngkuàng réngrán jíjíkěwéi.
Our financial situation will remain precarious if we delay the launch new products. - 麻烦的是他已从阿根廷那边过来了。我难以推迟和他见面。希望你能理解。
Máfan de shì tā yǐ cóng āgēntíng nà biān guòláile. Wǒ nányǐ tuīchí hé tā jiànmiàn. Xīwàng nǐ néng lǐjiě.
Trouble is he’s on his way from Argentina, I can’t put off meeting him. Hope you understand. - 由于缺乏奖金，委员会不得不临机应变，推迟实施修建一个新停车场的计划。
Yóuyú quēfá jiǎngjīn, wěiyuánhuì bùdé bù línjī yìngbiàn, tuīchí shíshī xiūjiàn yīgè xīn tíngchē chǎng de jìhuà.
The committee had to improvise and delay plans to build a new parking lot because of lack of funds. - 飞机因大雾推迟降落。
Fēijī yīn dà wù tuīchí jiàngluò.
The plane’s landing was delayed because of fog. - 寒冷的天气使插秧推迟两个星期。
Hánlěng de tiānqì shǐ chāyāng tuīchí liǎng gè xīngqí.
The cold weather delayed the transplanting of rice seedlings by two weeks.
Stroke Order & Character Components
推 (tuī): 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
- 扌 (shou): hand
- 隹 (zhuī): short-tailed bird
迟 (chí): late; delayed; slow;
- 辶 (chuò): brisk walking
- 尺 (chǐ): a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL: 支(zhī), 把(bǎ)
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 推
HSK 4 Word List
- 推 (tuī): 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
- 推迟 (tuī chí): to postpone; to put off; to defer
HSK 5 Word List
- 推辞 (tuī cí): to decline (an appointment, invitation, etc.)
- 推广 (tuī guǎng): to extend; to spread; to popularize; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 推荐 (tuī jiàn): to recommend; recommendation
HSK 6 Word List
- 推测 (tuī cè): speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
- 推翻 (tuī fān): overthrow
- 推理 (tuī lǐ): reasoning; speculative; inference
- 推论 (tuī lùn): to infer; a deduction; a corollary; a reasoned conclusion
- 推销 (tuī xiāo): to market; to sell
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 迟
HSK 3 Word List
- 迟到(chí dào): to arrive late
HSK 4 Word List
- 推迟(tuī chí): to postpone; to put off; to defer
HSK 5 Word List
- 迟早(chí zǎo): sooner or later
HSK 6 Word List
- 迟钝(chí dùn): slow in one’s reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
- 迟缓(chí huǎn): slow; sluggish
- 迟疑(chí yí): to hesitate
